Dangerous Presidential Candidates

This is something that we, the people, need to stop and think about.

First, it is important that Americans know what our presidential candidates stand for. We have a RIGHT and an OBLIGATION to know where they stand on issues important to us. Of this there is no doubt.

But many presidential candidates use dishonesty to hide what they stand for, and refuse to offer any insight into where they stand, or in presenting solutions. But it's even worse than that.

Here is an example: this week, the Senate voted on important issues concerning terrorism, FISA and surveillence. Neither of the Democratic presidential candidates voted. And the insidiousness of this becomes apparent when you realize WHY they chose not to vote: had they voted for these things, they would lose the support of the far-left, and if they voted against them, they would lose the Independent and centrist voters. In other words, both Clinton and Obama chose not to vote for purely devious reasons - to hide from the voters the position they take on such issues. Yet, they ask people to vote for them, anyway. They want us to vote "blindly", without us knowing whether or not they will act on our behalf. They show they are more concerned with popularity and polls than they are with facing the tough issues and taking a stand, and doing the work of the people. It shows they are unwilling to do the current job we elected them to do, so why should we consider giving either of them an even higher position? They can't even handle the job of Senator, so they are obviously unfit to be President.

Can America really afford a President that refuses to take a stand? Or refuses to have core principles? Can we really afford a President that acts according to the most recent polls, rather than on principle?

If neither Clinton nor Obama are willing to stand up and vote for or against important issues, for fear of losing voter support, then they have no right to ask for any votes at all. They have no business running for any public office, let alone the most powerful office on Earth.

Their unwillingness to take a position on important issues only proves they are unworthy, and cannot be trusted.

I say we should toss those bums out on their ears - not only should we not give them our votes to be President, but we should not even re-elect them to any other office. They are either unwilling or unable to do the job. They were elected to vote on those issues. They chose not to, because they were afraid of losing support. Do we really want a President whose fear of losing popularity will affect their decisions?

I certainly do not! I would rather vote for someone who took an unfavorable stand than to vote for someone who was too weak and fearful to take any position at all.