Posted by
sgtmajorbrad on Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:35:29 PM
All of the hoopla and the posturing of the media will come
to an end for the Iowans today. Here they will go through some archaic ritual
of gathering in groups to support the candidate of their choosing instead of
placing a vote on a machine or marking a box on a ballot. It reminds one of a
left over secret ritual of medieval times.
For a brief time the Iowans can rest from the onslaught of
the political ads and microphones shoved in their faces. The media motor homes
will move on to the next State to spew their green house gases in the name of
having the best election coverage for their viewers. They’ll still have the
cold winter to contend with and the same concerns they had before the
candidates arrived but they have one advantage that the other states don’t;
they were first.
The Iowans will get to sit back and look at the candidates
and see if their positions change from what they were telling them prior to the
caucuses and their vote. They’ll see if the candidate is an Oak tree that
stands firm on their commitments or a Willow
that bends to which ever the prevailing winds blow. They will get that much
extra time to revise their selections based on the candidate’s actions prior to
the presidential elections. There are advantages to being first in some cases
because you can cure the selective amnesia of a candidate or catch them in a
lie.
I would admonish the Iowans to send the candidates packing
with the message that they are fed up with the status quo and are looking for a
government that listens to the people instead of the present administration
that listens only to his pocket book!