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A web log based on the principle that a civilized society deserves democratic government based on integrity. The premise here is the U.S. democracy has effectively been subverted by oligarchical forces which must be opposed with facts and rational thought. (An RSS feed is recommended.)

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

The Carnival of Candidates

Perhaps my characterization of the current Presidential selection process as a carnival is too harsh.  Perhaps not.  Yet, how can we take seriously Chris Christie as a candidate for President of the United States?  This, my friends is laughable.  The shoot-from-the-lip administrator of New Jersey traffic jams?  Surely, you jest.  It is indeed sad to see American politics descend to such a level.  We have ourselves, and the corporate media to blame, perhaps mostly the corporate media.

If you doubt my point here, take a look at the words of Theodore Roosevelt, an earlier Republican, which appear on my sister blog, The Musical Patriot.  Roosevelt, a successful President, possessed true personal and political values of virtue.  Let us hope that, at a minimum, our next President will have the same.  

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