Part #3… The republicans go to the ‘dark side’ and democrats use the ‘force’ to build a better tomorrow

The sun had just risen over the top of the hills as I broke through the dense alders to an open expanse of shoreline along the lake. The crystal clear water was as still as a mirror and rising in swirls from its surface were tendrils of smoke-like mist. I hugged the shoreline alert for any sound as I continued my search for any bears near our camp.

OK by now you are asking yourselves what has this to do with the candidates for the upcoming Presidential election and I would have to say… a lot! Because just like my years as an assistant hunting guide in Alaska, the years I have been writing this blog combined with ones own inert common sense were both learning experiences. You don’t think a man who lived for 48 years in an East Coast big city would know how to stay alive in the wilderness of Alaska, of course not… he must learn over the course of many years the skills necessary to navigate that wilderness. The same is true with my years of writing this blog and the thousands of hours spent researching, absorbing and understanding how our political system works as opposed to how it is supposed to work.

You dear reader
may no doubt already be firmly behind one candidate or the other
and that is your right
but I need to ask you to do just one thing
search for the truth in what they say.

Right now those of you who have no intention of changing the way you feel about who should be President I ask you to, for a time, reflect on what your choice has accomplished and the direction they are moving in. Yes they both made interesting acceptance speeches and as is the norm promised that our lives would be better if only we would vote for them, but how much of what they said was smoke and mirrors and how much truth and reality?

I know it has been said many times before but I do feel in my heart that this year, more than ever before, it is a very important election. I do not feel that America will fall if either candidate is elected but I know it could mark a turning point in Americas history either into a new direction or down a path we have been traveling for decades.

So I ask you to turn away from your normal, just the headline line low information, news sources and find other reputable ones and see what they have to say. I ask if a candidate makes a claim that you not accept it at face value and take the time to research it and see if it is the truth. Because like I said in an earlier posting we know everyone lies but when a President lies those lies will touch the very way that you and your loved ones live.

If Hillary Clinton is elected you will have a woman know to world leaders, one that has influence in the highest places in politics and business. You will have a woman who will ensure that policies started by the current President are held in place and even expanded. You will have a woman who said she will change America into a more progressive nation.

If Donald Trump is elected it will indeed be interesting to watch if his words turn into reality. It will, without a doubt, be a different Presidency because he is beholding to few if any lobbyists or corporations. And for better or worse as we have seen he often lets his words come forth unfiltered, so maybe, just maybe his actions will follow the same route and change the direction in which our nation is headed.

You, your children and grandchildren’s future
will depend on who is elected in November
so hold on to your choice
but please
search out the truth behind their words.