You Want The Truth? You Can't Handle The Truth!

The only candidates that are left in this presidential race that question the wisdom and practices of this administration are Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Mike Gravel and Rep. Ron Paul. All of the other candidates have turned a blind eye to the miserable allegations of human rights abuses and the misuse of power that this administration has been part and parcel of. The most disturbing element of this entire sordid picture is that the American people themselves are not asking the questions that need to be asked. We seem to have surrendered our civil liberties and consciously avoided talking about the very issues that affect our moral leadership in the world. Is our media deciding to ignore these abuses of power and the loss of certain liberties because of fear of reprisal, or is it just not important enough to examine? Where is the voice of reason? Why aren’t Americans demanding answers from the people that seek the highest office in this land?

Is the reason we aren’t asking the truly difficult questions of conscience because we don’t want to hear the answers? If not wanting to uncover the truth is the reason for not asking the difficult questions, than we are acting in a manner inconsistent and incompatible in maintaining any type of democracy in our nation.  Do we really want to go down this road? We still have a chance to change our direction, although the chance is getting smaller with each passing day. We are the ones that must reap what has been sown. It’s time that we started speaking truth to power, even if the answers are difficult to acknowledge and accept. Unless we know the scope of this threat to our republic, we will never have the ability to eliminate it.

That’s the way I see it.

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