Holding Out for a Hero

We need a Hero.

History has created a moment where great things could happen, but we need someone who can pull the sword from the stone.

Ron Fournier of the Associated Press wrote this article on our mutual search for the next great leader: As Voters' Frustration Grows, Distress Could Shake Up 2006 Midterm, 2008 Presidential Races

More and more, Americans are frustrated with politics as usual in Washington, where incompetence, arrogance, corruption and mindless partisanship seem the norm rather than the exception - a pox on both the Republican and Democratic parties.

This is it.

This is the time where independents could shine. This is the moment where we can take back our core values. This is point at which we can re-assert the rights of the individual. This is the where we can break the death hold of the two party system and start making politicians accountable for their actions.

But....


We need a Hero.

Nearly half of independents say the Democratic and Republican parties are equally corrupt. An AP-Ipsos poll in December found nearly 90 percent of all voters believes political corruption is a serious problem.

President Bush's approval rating is at the lowest point of his presidency, and the public gives even lower marks to Congress. Republican and Democratic congressional leaders are held in equally low esteem.

Nearly 70 percent of the public believes the country is on the wrong track.

The in-fighting has got to go. The "My Party Above All Else" approach to politics, the voting along party lines, has all got to stop.

I don't want to vote for a party. I want to vote for a person. I'll even vote for someone I don't agree with in some areas, if they come with a back-bone and stand up and fight for what they believe in. I want to vote for an individual - a real person, not a party affiliation.

I want to vote for a HERO!

I'm not alone. Listen to the quotes of voters from Fournier's article:

"I don't see any great leaders on the horizon."

"If they stop fighting and bickering and put the American people's interests in front of where they should be, they could cure a whole lot of problems."

"I don't see either party doing anything advantageous for the population."

"I'm not happy with either party on national security."

No one is talking about people, just the parties. We all are tired of The Party.

We Want A HERO!

Do you know one?

Remember Credo 29. The person who pulls the sword from the stone won't be looking for the job. The Republicans and Democrats will hate them. They will be forced to stand on their own, and they'll only succeed by uniting the nation. They'll be independent, but surrounded by and supported by the best people available. They will walk through darkness and bring us to a golden age. They will be the stuff of legends.

WE WANT A HERO!

I just don't know where to find one.

Peace,

Matt




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