July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Get out and vote wisely (11/01/07)
Letter to the Editor
To the editor:
Our selection is very slim in this election so we must choose wisely for the future. It is important to take a couple hours in the next few days to review each candidate. Are they telling you the truth or only what they think you want to hear to be elected? If so, we cannot trust them to make the proper decision for us. A yes-person in real life is a yes-person in politics. Your choice will government you for approximately 35,040 hours, so two hours of thought is not so much to ask. Forget the party affiliations; forget how nice they are; forget they are friends or close acquaintances. Just remember, many candidates promise you the world, but forget to tell you that supporting the world on your shoulders is actually what they meant.
We hear promises of a better future, a return to the taxpayer, proven leadership and many other political promises that are all garnished (dressed up). A political advertisement stating jargon (meaningless language) is a ploy to deceive or maneuver voters or anyone else into believing the person deserves or has earned the political office they are seeking.
Do not let them fool you with the phony smiles and less than half-true statements. Some are in fact like lotteries. They say you "MAY win," whereas the ambitious politician skirts around the edges giving you the voter an eye-appealing taste, but never the actual bite to satisfy the palate. Then it's too late and we are trapped until another election.
The financial mess we are in is caused by out-of-control spending and poor management of politicians and elected officials. Ask the candidates where they will cut spending. Will they stop all the drive-home vehicles? Tell the candidates you want a promise from them that they will keep, not another off-the-cuff, finger-crossed exaggeration. Is anything being held back from the voters until this election is over? This is nothing new, but now is the time to ask the questions.
Change is not bad. Change is a necessity when things get out of control. Change shapes the future, and change brings new and creative ideas needed to advance this city, county, state, nation and, best of all, ourselves. We can never forget what got us where we are, which is a great history and past that still teaches us today.
We tend to re-elect the same bunch of experienced politicians, but fail to remember that experience and those experience are the ones that have us in the quagmire we are in today. Are all of them wild spenders, ruthless manipulators, or in it for personal gain? Certainly not. Some work hard and are willing to listen and attempt as best they can to do what is right for everyone. But when only one or two people attempt to do it correctly or to the best of their ability, they cannot out-vote or deter a majority not considering your welfare as a voter and taxpayer.
Look at every politician's integrity and qualifications, then vote for whomever you deem to be the best candidate for you.
It is up to each individual voter to ask why he or she should vote for any one particular candidate. Most people in a community know each other or are familiar enough with any candidate to evaluate their ability to serve you, the voter and taxpayer, in the best way they can.
Life and past history tells if a candidate is arrogant, bullish, common-sensed, honorable, lazy, or "it's their way or the highway," type person.
Common sense is a real clue to being a winner. There are times when it becomes the lesser of two evils and you must throw a dart and wait until the next election for a good, caring person to elect. Unfortunately, those people are few and far between in some cases.
Your one vote definitely counts, and is why we need every eligible voter to do his or her duty in every election.
Please investigate all the candidates, then vote on Nov. 6.
Jim Sanders
420 E. Votaw St.
Portland
(Editor's note: The writer is not the Jim Sanders who is the Democratic nominee for Portland Mayor).[[In-content Ad]]
Our selection is very slim in this election so we must choose wisely for the future. It is important to take a couple hours in the next few days to review each candidate. Are they telling you the truth or only what they think you want to hear to be elected? If so, we cannot trust them to make the proper decision for us. A yes-person in real life is a yes-person in politics. Your choice will government you for approximately 35,040 hours, so two hours of thought is not so much to ask. Forget the party affiliations; forget how nice they are; forget they are friends or close acquaintances. Just remember, many candidates promise you the world, but forget to tell you that supporting the world on your shoulders is actually what they meant.
We hear promises of a better future, a return to the taxpayer, proven leadership and many other political promises that are all garnished (dressed up). A political advertisement stating jargon (meaningless language) is a ploy to deceive or maneuver voters or anyone else into believing the person deserves or has earned the political office they are seeking.
Do not let them fool you with the phony smiles and less than half-true statements. Some are in fact like lotteries. They say you "MAY win," whereas the ambitious politician skirts around the edges giving you the voter an eye-appealing taste, but never the actual bite to satisfy the palate. Then it's too late and we are trapped until another election.
The financial mess we are in is caused by out-of-control spending and poor management of politicians and elected officials. Ask the candidates where they will cut spending. Will they stop all the drive-home vehicles? Tell the candidates you want a promise from them that they will keep, not another off-the-cuff, finger-crossed exaggeration. Is anything being held back from the voters until this election is over? This is nothing new, but now is the time to ask the questions.
Change is not bad. Change is a necessity when things get out of control. Change shapes the future, and change brings new and creative ideas needed to advance this city, county, state, nation and, best of all, ourselves. We can never forget what got us where we are, which is a great history and past that still teaches us today.
We tend to re-elect the same bunch of experienced politicians, but fail to remember that experience and those experience are the ones that have us in the quagmire we are in today. Are all of them wild spenders, ruthless manipulators, or in it for personal gain? Certainly not. Some work hard and are willing to listen and attempt as best they can to do what is right for everyone. But when only one or two people attempt to do it correctly or to the best of their ability, they cannot out-vote or deter a majority not considering your welfare as a voter and taxpayer.
Look at every politician's integrity and qualifications, then vote for whomever you deem to be the best candidate for you.
It is up to each individual voter to ask why he or she should vote for any one particular candidate. Most people in a community know each other or are familiar enough with any candidate to evaluate their ability to serve you, the voter and taxpayer, in the best way they can.
Life and past history tells if a candidate is arrogant, bullish, common-sensed, honorable, lazy, or "it's their way or the highway," type person.
Common sense is a real clue to being a winner. There are times when it becomes the lesser of two evils and you must throw a dart and wait until the next election for a good, caring person to elect. Unfortunately, those people are few and far between in some cases.
Your one vote definitely counts, and is why we need every eligible voter to do his or her duty in every election.
Please investigate all the candidates, then vote on Nov. 6.
Jim Sanders
420 E. Votaw St.
Portland
(Editor's note: The writer is not the Jim Sanders who is the Democratic nominee for Portland Mayor).[[In-content Ad]]
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