Political Suicide

Monday night, September 17th, 2012, saw the release of a video which may well put the final nail in the coffin of an already dying campaign. A video of Mitt Romney was released, of the candidate during a private fundraiser, in which he made the (once again untrue) statement 'that 47 percent of households pay no federal income taxes and 53 percent do.' Of course, we see even members of his own party scrambling away from this as fast as they can, in an attempt to save face in light of his incredibly demeaning opinion held by the Republican Candidate for the highest public office in the country. In one fell swoop, he insulted half the country, a large portion of which are Republican constituents, or live in the solid red south, and managed to add to the table one of the most factually flawed talking points of the election. Honestly, I'm not sure he could have done anything more harmful to his chances to be elected.

Disregarding the fact that his entire campaign has regarded the poor, and many racial ethnic groups, as unimportant, or not worthy of Mittens' attention, this callous video will likely end Governor Romney's chance to be elected this year, or any other year for that matter. He has shown that he, more than he claims President Obama does, wants to divide the country, not to mention that his division of the country is quite a bit less one-sided. We see again a candidate that wants to say whatever it takes to get elected, something that seems to be an oft recurring problem in this country: a candidate that does not seem to care about the welfare of the country, only that his or her political party gains power, and to further his or her own goals.

Is it too much to ask that we see a candidate who truly wants to work for this country to get a chance to hold office? Is it too much to ask to want a President who will work for the country, without making every attempt to push a personal agenda? We can make this happen, but we need to take action. We need to stand up for what we believe, take a risk, and band together to cast down the corruption and greed that is rending this nation asunder, and to fulfill our duty to both ourselves, and the constitution of this once great nation. It’s not beyond possibility, we just need to set aside our differences, take one for the team, and do what is right, both for this country, and for its people.



http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/big-fat-lie-behind-romneys-absurd-47-argument?akid=9420.29753.11WKmy&rd=1&src=newsletter713446&t=5