Politicians....Try This!

Election day will be here in 2 weeks and I'm still looking for the perfect candidates to spend my vote on. Oh, I know in the big picture my one little vote doesn't amount to much but, I take it seriously.

It's kind of like going to the candy counter when I was little and having only one quarter to spend. I couldn't decide whether to get the hard candy that lasted for a long time or the Mallow cup which was gone in a short time. I liked them both but almost always went for the chocolate covered marshmallow treat which never lasted long enough and left me wishing I had invested in a candy that lasted longer.

I've only got one vote to cast and I want it to be a wise investment. I don't want my vote wasted on a piece of fluff with a good campaign manager and no substance. I'm looking for some old fashioned hard workers who firmly believe that nothing is beyond repair as long as you're in it it for the long haul. Young, old, career politician, farmer turned politician, whatever, I don't care as long as they are willing to work and are honest about their intentions. That's where things get complicated and I don't have to tell you why.

It's too bad candidates can't state their position and honestly intend on seeing it through, shake hands with their opponent and say "may the best man win". Oh no, that would make it too easy for the average voter. They have to muddy up the playing field with accusations, double talking, and other nonsense until we are all so confused that we consider staying home on election day.

Personally, I think our local boys could teach some of the big city politicians how to conduct themselves during a political campaign. The fellows in the Lauderdale County School Board race have tried a unique approach in their attempt to be elected. Would you believe they have had the audacity to be respectful and pleasant toward each other? In today's politcal arena that kind of behavior is unheard of.


The only problem is that out of the 4 only 2 will be elected and with that in mind I offer a unique solution to the dirty politics in other parts of the state. I say we pack up the 2 candidates who don't win a BOE seat and send them down to Montgomery to teach the good ole' boys how it's done.