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Early emails coming in from players on both sides indicate our upcoming Senate race may get very ugly. I begin to wonder if we will ever see political races again where two or more quality candidates express their views and positions, followed by the vote and the determination of which person best matches the wishes of the people.

Sad, that we have descended into a system of block anything the the other side can take credit for, tolerate any flaw in the system that can be blamed on the other side, and broadcast any lie or twisting of the truth you can convince people to believe.

Meanwhile, the whole situation stays in infuriating gridlock, paid for by too high taxes, with too little help to those who truly need it rather than rich friends of rich officials, and makers of six million dollar missiles.

The percent of Americans still willing to vote should be a warning. The quality of men leaving politics from Indiana should be a warning. The tea parties here, the violent protests in allied countries, and the growing number of people at every part of the political spectrum who do not believe their government represents or even understands their needs should be a warning.

I think I am watching for a candidate with the guts to stand in the US Congress and read our own Declaration of Independence into the record before the next day’s game of blame, defame, and inflame begins.

Here is to those who still remember that regardless of party, their job is serve us all by doing something the sides can agree is right.

Bring back the Statesmen (or women) or start paying much closer attention to the causes of our own revolution. “It is the right of the people to…..” [scary stuff in a country that only blames the other side and never takes the initiative to solve our problems, or free us from their ineptitude.]

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