MrOpinionated's Blog

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Looking out at our beautiful scenery littered with political signs.  Does anybody really vote for a person because they saw their name on a sign?   What amazes me is when you pull up to a corner and see 5 signs for candidate A and 6 signs for candidate B.  Gee....does the candidate with the most signs win?   And how about you political supporters who actually contribute money to our candidates....do you really like to see your contribution go toward billboards and signs and TV ads and flyers?  What a waste of our time and our natural resources.   We all know who is running.  The candidates have been campaigning for a year already.   Are they giving out awards for the best looking sign?   or the cleverest ad?   Has anyone ever made a decision as they walk toward the polling place and someone hands them a flyer?  I always refuse the flyer and tell them to "save a tree".  I've seen more signs for a Green Party candidate than for anyone else.  What is he gonna tell me....it's recycled paper?  Geesh. 

Just make your decision based on your views and who you think is the best candidate representing your views.  That's what it's supposed to be about, isn't it?  You vote for the person you believe represents you!  Of course we all know that they will do whatever they want to do once they get in office but at least you had a say and realize that your vote does count. 

Let's do away with the ads and signs etc.  We could all boycott this stupid practice if nobody checked off that little box on their tax return.   Maybe the 3 bucks could be put to better use.