Take A Shovel To Me

Here we go! Over the next two weeks our lives will be dominated by the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. They will be on all of the major networks every night, and every local and national newscast, every TV news magazine show too. Not to mention the cover of every regular magazine, newspaper and website known to man. Man, take a shovel to me now.

This is the way we do it. It's our system, and I guess the system is what it is. Maybe it's not the system that makes me want to grab the bucket and heave, maybe it's the people involved in it. The conventions really have turned into infomercials since TV has become a major factor in elections. I have to say, I will watch some of it and I hope I am surprised this year.. but I know I won't be. At least we don't have to watch Bob Costas anymore now that the Olympics are over.

Both conventions will be filled with a bunch of ego-maniac blow hard speakers screaming that the other side is out-of-touch, stupid, wrong, jeopardizing our future, our children's future, and has no idea how to govern this country. Take a shovel to me when all this screaming starts. Should be noted too, the constituents on the convention floor will be for the most part party-animals who have been drinking and not sleeping for days, whooping it up in silly hats and yelliing "hi mom" everytime the TV cameras catch a glimps of them. (many on someone elses' nickel too.) These will be the people who will be cheering on our politcal leaders in their finest hour. Glad we're taking this whole thing seriously.

Sad part is, we all have to muddle through this mess so we can be somewhat informed when we vote. It really should be the other way. These conventions really should be shortened down, and the speakers should really be people in both parties that really have something important to say that's greater than themselves, about our selves, our country. But in the politicians world, nothing is more important than themselves. My bad...take a shovel to me again.

After watching these "shows," not many outside of the politicians will feel good about what direction the country may go. Both sides will effectively convince us that there is no hope if they don't win. Well someone has to win. You see the trouble here is, there are way too many Politicians, and not enough Statesmen anymore.

A Statesman cares that we ALL win, not just that THEY win.