The Emperor Is Naked

I’m relatively sure I’m not alone in this one – then again there has to some explanation for the current state of the political spectrum. Maybe I am the only one that sees the emperor is buck naked? In any case, no matter what side of the aisle you sit on, whether you bleed blue, red or some shade of purple you have to realize your political leader(s) are LYING. Not the cordial "no honey that dress doesn't make you look fat" life savor lie - I mean flat out, bald faced – through their capped teeth, couldn’t melt ice in their respective mouths lying.

You can tell a politician is lying whenever you see their lips moving in any way (yes I know, old joke but never has a truer word been spoken in jest). Simple logic and basic listening skills will usually bring the lack of versimility to light. Think about it – nearly everything they say is in diametric opposition to what their opponents are saying. Moreover, some of what they say is in polar opposition to something they’ve said previously. Basically they go as the winds blow, for all intents and purposes.

To be fair it’s not completely their fault. WE the people, tend to reward bad behavior. The candidate that tells the truth - taxes need to be raised to promote the general welfare doesn’t get elected. No, the clown that gets up there and says “read my lips” no new taxes and then raises the existing ones slides ride in nice and easy. The truly skilled say as close to nothing as possible. The theory there being WE the people are basically stupid and will fill in the blanks with what we want to hear. This is most likely an adaptation to the information (YouTube) age, if you will. In addition, saying nothing or close to it makes it harder to pin you down to any particular position so if the political winds change you’re still good to go.

The big picture here is if we really want change WE the peeps need to do something about it. Clearly if you went to buy a car or a home and asked specific questions of your salesperson and got vague, general, nondescript answers you would hopefully go else where with your patronage. Or if your salesperson gave you an answer that sounded reasonable and then gave a different answer to the same question to another potential buyer you might be a little hesitant to pull the trigger on that particular deal. Just apply that same rationale to your political choices.

A great change is needed and coincidentally, now is the greatest time to make that change. Never before has there been an opportunity like this one. History is literally being made as we speak. No matter who wins the Presidential election at this point it will be unprecedented. An African American, a female, a Mormon or a near octogenarian will be the next president. Look at this list of individuals and decide which represents the greatest possible change. Which is the biggest departure from the status quo? Make your decisions using whatever criteria that suits you best but make a decision and be an actual part of history in the making. Let the Emperor know we can see the goods and apparently it's a little chilly today.