No matter how many different ways the pundits, news organizations, or campaigns spin it, the truth of the matter remains...Hillary Clinton won Monday night's debate against Donald Trump.
I'm not gloating, nor am I necessarily happy about it. I'm more relieved than anything else. I don't want Hillary Clinton as our next president, but given the choice she is the better alternative to what we can expect from a Donald Trump administration.
For me this year's presidential election can best be summed up in rhyme...the final verse of Casey At The Bat, a poem by Ernest Thayer comes to mind.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville - mighty Casey has struck out.
We are in need of a viable third party in this country whether it be The Green Party, Libertarian, Independent, or a Democratic Socialist party...a better alternative. Our two party system is broken and in need of an extensive overhaul. I receive emails daily asking for money to feed one part of the political machine or another.
Our elected congressmen and women no longer represent the people or have our best interests in mind. Instead they are mired in party-line agendas, bureaucratic red-tape (created by bureaucrats), and the ever-present need to perpetuate the myth that being a public servant and a government official is one in the same thing.
I am disappointed. I am angry. But mostly I am ashamed to be Democrat...and thankful I'm not a Republican.
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