Posted on 10/07/2024 3:05:58 PM PDT by DFG
For more than 70 years, America has been on the verge of honest government. In election after election, politicians have promised to finally take this nation to the moral high ground once and for all.
In 1952, Dwight Eisenhower captured the presidency based in part on his promise to end “the mess in Washington”—festering corruption from 20 years of Democratic presidents. Housewives were swayed to support the Republican ticket with red, white, and blue scrub pails with the slogan, “Let’s clean up with Eisenhower and Nixon.” Those pails did not prevent waves of scandals and top Eisenhower appointees resigning in disgrace.
In 1960, Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy captured the presidency after his party’s platform promised to “clean out corruption and conflicts of interest” and “establish and enforce a Code of Ethics to maintain the full dignity and integrity of the Federal service.” Kennedy’s lofty rhetoric mesmerized the media and assured that his scandals would be suppressed until long after his death.
In 1968, Republican candidate Richard Nixon promised to “make government more responsive” and “re-kindle trust.” Nixon also promised to lead “an administration of open doors, open eyes, and open minds.” His efforts to uplift the federal government were interrupted by the Watergate scandal.
In 1976, campaigning in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters “a government as good as the people.” His fulfillment of that pledge was exemplified by the regal treatment received by his beer-swilling, bribe-taking brother Billy.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan campaigned promising to banish waste, fraud, and abuse from the federal government. Reagan’s 1983 pledge to “drain the swamp” went nowhere, in part because of a vast scandal by his appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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It is not even a mirage anymore. That are being totally blatant about their criminality. those that see an iota of honest fall into the, those who will not see, category.
The long list of worthless folks who didn’t get anything done because they didn’t want to.
Our PDJT, The GOAT, was only noted for being BLOCKED from getting to his good government goals.
November is gonna be Epic.
Retribution begins in January.
Bring the Rope.
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Some people the exception, but yes, the government is blatantly dishonest and corrupt. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, nothing short of a genuine heaven sent revival or a complete enema of everyone in power Washington DC will ever change a thing. The USA is Rome of old, and those in power are drinking and partying while the nation self destructs.
From your keyboard to God’s ears, may it be so.
I think Stephen Covey wrote,
“If you want a perfect organization, fill it with perfect people.”
If we’re producing rotten adults, then we need to change how they are raised and educated.
It’s been a while since I read Jim Bovard. Thanks for posting.
“Trying to end misgovernment merely by changing the party in charge is like an alcoholic solving his problems by switching from whiskey to rum.”
Yet hope springs eternal.
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