Any efforts to limit campaign money has been defeated by all branches of government having been purchased by those that want this system just as it is, thank you very much. Outcry from the body politic is met with ho-hum, “let’s ignore the nattering peasants, and how about those movie stars . . .” from the allegedly (but not at all), left-leaning press.

Money controls every policy, program, and steers the ship of state. Government runs on money, and more so-called “Dark Money” with no identification of source is controlling elections and government than we can likely appreciate. Transparency is a concept now limited to window glass, not politicians or government. Programs are judged on the initial appearing after a proposer’s name, not merit.

Enough already of those that are bought and sold to the highest bidder running things. We’ve proven that the present system cannot deliver competent leaders. It’s time to scrap the bad, and start over.

Time for me to close up shop and give into the 30% who are more comfortable with the racism and bigotry.

As erroneous as it seems to a free thinking individual, most people take their cues from the media. The media tells us what the acceptable level and subject of dialog will be, which candidates are “extreme” and which are “mainstream,” which can win and which can not, and basically herds every one into two distinct camps.

You bet it is time! This is the Doug Thompson that I search for again and again. You hit the nail on the head with your description of what we Americans have at the present time.

Since 2000 I have felt manipulated by my government in a way that is too emotionally heavy to even describe. I’m the one searching for something better than the bottom of the barrel. I spend my waking hours sorting through the garbage that most people would just burn but there must be a solution somewhere in the heap of crap that we discard every two years when our Congress goes from bad to worse. I’ve seen more honest competition in a first grade soccer match.

2012 is the final straw. It is the year that the GOP will choose a leader who has shown no ability to pick the best solution for any circumstance. He was hand fed to look to the LDS Prophet for his every choice of action. Only in the Salt Lake City Temple can the truth be found regarding the secret future of America.

Every 4 years we have the ability to choose our occupants of the White House and but this time is there a leader who has right over wrong clearly in his mind enough to take the responsibility? “I’ll get back to you” is not that kind of leader when that dreaded 3 am call comes in.

I realize that Doug, being the owner operator of CHB will not endorse any candidate but I can!

No more Conservatives with their hands on the U.S. Constitution! They have erased “equality” from their manipulation of the American people.

If Obama wins he will continue to ingratiate himself with corporate interests by suppressing any meaningful opposition within the democratic party.

No pain, no gain.