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By
Bruce Bressack
1/22/2004
Boomers
All that's left are the "trite" political formalities, like....
...staged events, with Union Reps. and Vets in tow
...televised debates, with a heavy emphasis on non-issues
...photo-ops, in front of the Flag or Mother Teresa's picture
...unrealistic campaign promises, a.k.a. voter pandering
As an "independent", I don't have a preference (yet) for either ticket. But, I do have one suggestion for each presidential candidate.
To: John Kerry
Instead of saying,
"I will introduce legislation to provide Health Care Insurance for all Americans",
try this wording:
"I will, by Executive Order, and for the security and well-being of our nation, provide Health Care Insurance for all Americans".
To: George Bush
Instead of saying,
"Even though we haven't found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the world is a safer place now that Saddam is out of power",
try this wording:
"I may have misled you about why we went into Iraq, but we did get rid of that son-of-a-bitch Saddam".
You'll both have a "cathartic experience".
Unfortunately, catharsis (and truth-telling) "ain't what it used to be".....
Bruce Bressack is a singer-songwriter, producer and freelance writer currently living in New England. He’s a 52 year old baby-boomer, ex-Yuppie, ex-New Yorker, guitar-slingin’, piano-slappin’, finally ‘retired’, television tube lover...
Bruce Bressack can be reached at bbressack@hippopress.com