Perspectives
by ED CHERRYHOLMES
We are in the midst of quadrennial elections and every candidate who is seeking office is laid bare. Everything is “fair play” for the candidates and no holds are barred. Trying to gain votes, politicians use innuendos about their opponents and even the opponent’s family. How many votes this type of campaigning gains is not known.
Vince Lombardi, icon coach of the Green Bay Packers, summed up the attitude of some who seek office when he said: “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the ONLY thing!” How many candidates have lost because of sacrilegious, false accusations. Guilt or innocence depends on what the public perceives as truth. Herman Cain was forced out of the race for president because of a reported long-standing affair. He denied the account but the damage to his reputation had been done. The truth will never be known, but it illustrates the power of the tongue.
The primary season is in full swing and lots of charges fly. It is frightening to see what can happen when politics reins. The miracle is that despite what happens in an election year, America does not fail. The U.S. survives for yet another time and we keep on going as a nation – where the right prevails.
