CONGRESS IS BROKEN

A NEW IDEA FOR AMERICA! WE DESERVE BETTER THAN DON’T CARE POLITICIANS, CONGRESS IS BROKEN. There have always been surprises resulting from ranking and speculating about the person who will be a future presidential nominee. One would expect most of those names being mentioned would surface from a background of prior political service,. Yet, in recent weeks, in fact the last several years we have focused our attention on some leaders who were not only politically incompetent, but lived unethical, devious and dishonest lives. This election cycle I believe is witnessing an ant-incumbency modality hitherto not seen in recent years. Where should Americans look for qualified, honest, caring, public servants? Obviously, the original founders looked among themselves for servants to lead the people. The original fifty-five framers of our Constitution included shippers, farmers, investors, retirees, lawyers, one minister, a college administrator, and many persons of good reputation. Are we to forget founders like Abraham Baldwin, a divinity school graduate from Yale who started the University of Georgia and served in the Senate after serving as a minister? These were all “give me liberty or give me death” representatives of the people. Only nine of the fifty five founders actually worked for government compensation. Where will we find the candidate who will work as a national servant, committed totally to creating jobs, reducing corporate and individual taxes, promoting a strong economy based on free enterprise constitutional liberties and our form of government? Will this future nominee be faithful to both civil and solemn oaths (like marriage) and will the candidate’s children be an asset to American society? Will the nominee stand rock solid against radical leftists, senseless regulations, lobbyists, special interest groups, rogue nations, terrorists and ultimately swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States so help him God, if elected and really mean it? How will the nation identify a true grassroots nominee of the people, who will serve for a dollar a year, in the tradition of Abraham Lincoln? What will lead us to this future President living and teaching traditional values, protecting small business, decent corporate growth, creating up to twenty million new jobs at home while reducing taxes. Will this person come to us through public relations imaging and photo opportunities? No, this servant will be identified walking among the American people stating personal convictions and listening to the advice and suggestions from the public. This nominee when chosen president will give 24/7 to protect and proudly lead this great country. When elected, this public servant will give the nation pride and vision once again, in its history, and achievements. This candidate of the people will stand boldly in the global assembly of the world and proudly extol American individualism and achievement. As president this individual will never apologize for America or bow a knee to other heads of state. This public servant will love and serve the nation exhibiting great force of will and personal compassion while unifying citizens in a common pursuit of excellence. He will be an American totally committed to the nation’s constitutional freedoms. The candidate chosen will first be identified in the schools, homes, churches, halls, neighborhoods and hearts of Americans through their nomination and selection process. Only a truthful, moral, honest, servant can fill this requirement. This office will have to wait until 2016 to be filled when necessity demands a true representative of the people serve. Some would reject this idea as an impossible dream lacking merit of prior elective service. My argument centers around the fact that apparently someone forgot to tell Eisenhower to get elected before seeking the presidency. Dr. Alan Phillips, Sr. Bloomington, IL