I'll Have The Unusual

Nikki Haley Affair Rumors: Politics As Usual
By Shannon Bell
Rep. Nikki Haley lives by strong conservative principles, she’s attractive, young, and she’s been endorsed by another who fits that mold. Now allegations of a Nikki Haley affair have surfaced conveniently after Rasmussen reports that Haley has taken the lead in South Carolina’s gubernatorial campaign. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to have predicted such an allegation would surface…
...A Nikki Haley affair allegation doesn’t come as a shock. As a matter of fact it should have been expected. Haley herself said today that she expected something like this to happen. Folks, for his part claims the affair and now conveniently refuses to answer questions or speak about the allegations any further.

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This “As Usual” headline is among the saddest part of our brave new world. In a world where people are allowed to publically accuse you and then remain silent, without the least bit of evidence is worse than “politics as usual”; it’s a perverse kindergarten.

I entered high school in 1973, the year the Watergate scandal became intense, and teenagers don’t need reasons to be cynical about adults. I presumed people went into politics for power lust, greed & approbation. About a dozen years later, in President Regan’s second term, something changed for me. Whether he was just a great orator, or a better actor, he made me proud to be an American, probably for the first time. He pointed out to me how great our country, and our system is.

I have never been a party man preferring to vote my conscience. My conscience has been troubling me the last few elections, as I have had a hard time decided if there was any point to voting at all.

If you’re with me then let me remind you that the action of voting, if nothing else says, I am paying enough attention to you politicians to at least take the time to vote. It also reveals that we still value government by the people; hurry before its all gone!

Impossible you say? Read the history books friends, it has happened before.