The Espenblog Times Sounds Off

The words written herein are solely the words, and opinions of this simple minded man. In just 25 days this country will be marching to the polling booths to cast a vote in the most crucial election ever held in this country. We have passed the days where we stand at a crossroad, we have arrived at a day where we teeter on the edge of devastation 

It would be impossible to count the words that have been spoken, and written about this election. Day after day, week after week, and month after month the writing, and the talking goes on, and on. Cable news, talk shows, both on TV, and radio, editorials, magazine articles, blogs, speeches, and any other way of communicating is being used by everyone, and anyone. All of the above is the American way in each, and every election, but things have changed over the years.

"We the people," and I am a people,(that's not good grammer, but you get the point) have fallen asleep at the switch. We have been asleep for a very long time. For decades now we have made ourselves very comfortable, set back, propped our feet up, and dosed off while all the time bad things were taking shape in our republic. All this turmoil didn't happen over night. As we slept it slowly, ever so slowly begin to weave itself into the fiber of our political system. A state of apathy begin to take hold of "We the people."

Oh yes, there has always been corrupt politicians. Politicians that have always had their best interest at heart, and liars, and cheats, and the list goes on, but for the most part, the people righted the ship back on course. We begin to tolerate actions, and deeds that at one time was totally unacceptable to the American People.

We stopped thinking for ourselves, rolled over, and allowed these politicians that we elected pat us to sleep. Responsibilies that were once the responsibilies of individuals were handed off to the politicians we elected. We allowed the special interest groups to rise up, and influence the politicians we elected into office. We have allowed these political figures whom we elected into office to decide for us what was good for us. We have allowed these political hacks to pass laws in the middle of the night while we curled up, and slept. Now we stand on the edge of devastation listening to politicians that we elected tell us we need change, and they are the ones to bring about that change.

We the people have allowed these clowns that we have elected, parade their dog, and pony shows out in front of us insulting what little bit of intelligence we have left. This party says this, and that party says that, and blah, blah, blah. Billions of dollars have been spent on these campaigns from the presidential, to congress, to the states, and down to the local government. We have allowed the bridle to be removed from the horse, and the horse has been allowed to run wild by the politicians we have elected.

Somewhere back up the road, while we slept, the politicains that we the people elected started selling parts of the farm until now the farm has been sold off. These politicians that we elected over the years has cut deals, bribed, and extorted their way through the political landscape while we the people slept.

There is so much more that can be said, but I'll close with this. Do I vote? You bet I do. Am I angry? Very much so. I am an American that loves this country. I, like millions of others have served my country, and are concerned for it's well being. I become angry when I see our culture bow at the feet of celebrities, pay more attention to, and more money to athletes than to the the brave men, and women serving our country who lay their lives on the line each, and everyday around this world to keep us safe. When our culture knows more about reality shows, rock stars, and Hollywood than the crisis this nation faces, I become angry.

Let's shake ourselves, sound the alarm, renew our hearts, and minds so that "We the people" can once again stand up, take control, and remind these politicians that they work for us, and if we put you there, we can remove you from there. God Bless America!