DISILLUSIONMENT
Is Tom Wilson "Choice for a change" campaign working. I suspect that when combined with the vote out the incumbent mood it may have a positive effect. The truth is it is a great initiative, IF it is followed through on.
The problem is nobody really believes it. Oh they will give it a try. It certainly will not be worse then what the Democrats have to offer and maybe just maybe the Republicans will keep their promises this time. That is about as high as the excitement gets.
Tom Wilson says
"For the past six years, those trusted to govern New Jersey have failed the people of New Jersey. They haven’t listened, they have been arrogant, at times greedy, and they have acted as though they are smarter than the very people who elected them"
The problem is it goes back much further to the end of the Kean administration. It has gotten worse through successive administrations both Republican and Democrat. Like a runaway train and neither party has tried to apply the breaks.
It is no better at any level of government from local to the halls of Washington.
I have not criticised any of our candidates because being a republican I do not want to be blamed for contributing to a defeat (I will have some pointed comments after the election) but the truth is few of the state candidates inspire confidence that they will implement Wilson's vision. I am not impressed by any local or Federal politicians either. Surprisingly a few county candidates give me some small ray of hope. I used to be a rabid Republican now it comes down to whether or not they are marginally better then the Democrats. Yes that is what it boils down to. I will vote for the Republicans because the Democrats are probably worse when taken as a whole. What a sad commentary on the state of politics.
Wilson goes on to say
The people have lost faith in government and those who govern. They feel powerless to make the politicians listen and far too many feel like casting a vote is a waste of time because it just doesn’t matter. What a sad, sad commentary on the state of our state. Democracy as it was envisioned, the great gift of self governance bestowed upon us by our founders, is in serious trouble here in New Jersey. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We can fix what is wrong, end the cynicism, and restore hope by returning to the core idea that government belongs to the people and governments exist to serve their needs.
So I will try to hunt up some antidepressants and hope and pray that this time I am being told the truth.
Is Tom Wilson "Choice for a change" campaign working. I suspect that when combined with the vote out the incumbent mood it may have a positive effect. The truth is it is a great initiative, IF it is followed through on.
The problem is nobody really believes it. Oh they will give it a try. It certainly will not be worse then what the Democrats have to offer and maybe just maybe the Republicans will keep their promises this time. That is about as high as the excitement gets.
Tom Wilson says
"For the past six years, those trusted to govern New Jersey have failed the people of New Jersey. They haven’t listened, they have been arrogant, at times greedy, and they have acted as though they are smarter than the very people who elected them"
The problem is it goes back much further to the end of the Kean administration. It has gotten worse through successive administrations both Republican and Democrat. Like a runaway train and neither party has tried to apply the breaks.
It is no better at any level of government from local to the halls of Washington.
I have not criticised any of our candidates because being a republican I do not want to be blamed for contributing to a defeat (I will have some pointed comments after the election) but the truth is few of the state candidates inspire confidence that they will implement Wilson's vision. I am not impressed by any local or Federal politicians either. Surprisingly a few county candidates give me some small ray of hope. I used to be a rabid Republican now it comes down to whether or not they are marginally better then the Democrats. Yes that is what it boils down to. I will vote for the Republicans because the Democrats are probably worse when taken as a whole. What a sad commentary on the state of politics.
Wilson goes on to say
The people have lost faith in government and those who govern. They feel powerless to make the politicians listen and far too many feel like casting a vote is a waste of time because it just doesn’t matter. What a sad, sad commentary on the state of our state. Democracy as it was envisioned, the great gift of self governance bestowed upon us by our founders, is in serious trouble here in New Jersey. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We can fix what is wrong, end the cynicism, and restore hope by returning to the core idea that government belongs to the people and governments exist to serve their needs.
So I will try to hunt up some antidepressants and hope and pray that this time I am being told the truth.
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