4 UCW NOVEMBER 2-8, 2016
WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM
In less than one week it will be election day. Yes, in
less than seven days all this political madness will be
over. The horrendous barbaric TV and radio attack ads
will end, the talking heads will cease their partisan
screeching, the thousands of Constant Contact emails
begging for money and clogging your inbox will stop –
as will the tons of political junk mail now overflowing
in your trash can.
Yes, it will all be over soon. And for many, the end
cannot come soon enough.
Patriotic Americans are vastly disgusted and
disappointed with our leadership in government. It
makes no difference whether you are a registered
Democrat, Republican or Independent. The political
shenanigans, disgusting behavior and distasteful
antics we are witnessing during this election are proof
positive that "America, we've got a problem." And that
problem is not about immigration, Constitutional
rights, gun control, black lives, white lives, Trump or
Hillary. The problem is: Our government is broken. For
the most part, it lacks honesty and integrity from those
in power on both sides of the aisle. "What's in it for
me?" has become the battle cry of these bureaucrats at
all levels. Greed and power drive this fanatic nastiness
– with no end in sight.
Oh, well. At least we still get to vote. Here is the
sunny side of this pathetic situation: After the election,
all the participants will be exposed for what they are
and what they stand for. Then the average American
can examine his or her own conscience and ask him or
herself, "Did I sell myself out? Did I compromise my
own values? Did I actually endorsed and enable such
deplorable behavior?"
Sorry, but at this point, it may be too little, too late. We
have created and nurtured a government of self-indulgent
politicians who care only about personal power and
wealth and what they can game from the system. They are
not looking out for their constituents. Sad. However, there
is one thing that you can be sure of: We will end up with
the government we deserve.
So, vote! Thank you for reading Up &
Coming Weekly.
PUBLISHER'S PEN
Countdown to Election Day. Ugh!
by BILL BOWMAN
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