Politics and America

The time is now, the need is immediate, the price is sacrifice and the payback is our future. American Politics and its political professionals are killing America and special interests are stealing American government from American citizens.

What I mean is, the American Dream is in jeopardy and special interests are making public service in American politics unattainable for the majority of Americans. Our country is being bought, for the most part, by lobbyists representing the special interests of foreign and American corporations. As such, the cost to enter a state or federal political race is out of reach for most Americans. The result is mediocre representation by political professionals who act as if they are the only ones who know what is best for us. Furthermore, these mediocre political professionals behave as if they are entitled to decide because of the size of their bank account and as if no one else is entitled, or even qualified, to occupy a leadership role in America. As an example, look at the amount of money that has been spent just on the Presidential race. Think about where that money came from. Aren’t you a little bit disgusted with the decadent spending of political professionals and of our government being up for sale?

I just read in the Tennessean this morning that some Republicans understand the base is frustrated with the fact no one running for President is the perfect “Republican” candidate. But they dismiss this frustration saying that the Republican Party base, while a “dysfunctional family”, will nevertheless “come home and vote with the party”. What they don’t understand is that many Republicans are not coming “home” because they don’t know where home is. For them, it’s as if the family moved and left no forwarding address. These people will stay home as opposed to voting just for the sake of voting. Furthermore, it’s not the base that’s dysfunctional – it’s the leadership. Concerning the future of the GOP, there is a significant lack of vision, direction and focus. The political establishment will tell you to vote the party line. But when your party line has moved and you don’t know where it is, it makes it hard.

There seems to be a lack of understanding today, in both parties, of what Americans want for America. It has been replaced by what “special interests” and foreign investment bankers want from America. To fix the problem, we have to take back our country and our government from the special interests which don’t represent the best interests of America. The only way we can do that is for Citizen Politicians to take the plunge and commit to taking America back one seat at a time. I believe our founding fathers envisioned citizen representation when they penned the phrase, “We the People…” They did not intend for career politicians to make a living at the expense of their constituents. Over the years, our political leaders have adulterated that concept of government just as they have adulterated the concept of political service. Any more, the only ones being served are the politicians themselves and the special interest groups which support them.

Please understand, this is not “sour grapes”. This is my evaluation of our current political structure. What we need are citizens to stand up and say, “Let me serve and let me vote! Together we can take back America for future generations! Working together, we can leave a legacy of freedom, compassion and prosperity for our children and our children’s children, but only if we come together.” Please join me as I seek to do exactly that. I look forward to serving you in Washington as a true Citizen Politician.

Gerard Donovan