Where Have all the Good Men Gone-Singing in the Can

Well today there's big political doings in the state of Florida you know the state made famous for those creepy ballots with those mysterious hanging "chads" that all had to be counted over and over by hand to determine a final outcome. As a Republican and a concerned citizen the field is narrowing. Good old Newt and Mitt and a really nice guy Rick Santorum. None of these names seem to point to a real President. I don't know why it is but I sorta like the names George, Thomas, Dwight, and Abraham which seem to connotative of great Presidents. Thomas Jefferson was probably the best we ever had and without a doubt the smartest mind of all.

We were in the barbershop Saturday and as usual the conversation between playing tunes made its way to the field of candidates vying for President from the Republican Party. Already several contenders have elected to pull out of the race. But you never know, I just heard on GMA today Perry might be coming back for another dose and the guy with all the "hair" might just endorse someone as early as this week. We all agreed Ron Paul is mean as the devil himself and hasn't had a kind word for any of the candidates, is it any wonder he finds himself lacking substantial support.

The caucuses and primaries seem to be only yielding a lot of rhetoric. Where have all the good men gone? Men who have leadership skills and workable ideas that will reshape our country and get it back on track.

Hopefully when the dust settles and a candidate is finally selected, he will be one who can step up to the plate with some leadership this country so desperately needs. Call it singing in a can if you will but the next President must be one who can take the heat from both sides and have strong fundamental principles, It's time to grab the bull by the horns and for some real change. This isn't popular but we are overburdened with so many "freebies" and misuse of government handouts both at home and abroad, if the needed change doesn't come soon, we are doomed. Time to balance the budget like you and I have had to do. Living within our means is now a priority and necessary if we are to continue to survive. I've eaten gravy made with water instead of milk and it still tasted good cause I was hungry. It's high time we as Americans face the facts there is a famine in the land of plenty and most is the result of our own stupidity.