Election, the REAL controlled choice by Joe Baker
			..........The current campaign for the White House is one of the most lackluster in recent memory. In the past, candidates like Franklin Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan have electrified American Voters. ..........It happened because these men had a vision for the country, a dream, if you like. That is glaringly absent in this campaign. ..........The electorate really hasn't much of a choice between Al Gore and George W. Bush. Neither creates much excitement or makes much substantive comment. ..........Gore represents more of what we've gotten from Clinton. He symbolizes more of the push toward one-world government and further erosion of what little freedom we have left. Some of his public remarks make Dan Quayle look like a member of Mensa. ..........George W., who looks to be the bext occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, will do exactly as he is told. The puppetmaster in this charade is George Herbert Walker Bush, "papa." ..........The senior Bush is part of the power cartel that controls things in this country and in some foreign locations. The cartel wants a president it can control, hence the current offerings. ..........Maneuvering on the world stage is very interesting at this point. Young George is talking about cutting down on the size of our nuclear arsenal. This comes some time after William Jefferson Clinton sold a good deal of our nuclear technology to the Chinese. ..........At the same time, Al Gore is leading a chorus of drumbeating for most favored nation trade status for China. Major media outlets are singing that song for the most part. ..........Most of the American public--the working people--dissent, but they have little power to do anything about it, and the politicians know it. ..........There are other issues of concern to the voters. The two candidates, however, travel about, prattling about being "the education president" and "saving" Social Security. Little there to excite the interest and attention of the electorate. ..........As someone said, it's Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Whatever happened to leadership? ..........A good share of the thinking voters, we believe, are disgusted with the performance of government at all levels and the officeholders' unabashed pursuit of the buck. Most of them are likely to say "none of the above" and take a pass at election time. We can't fault them. ..........Again and again, we have heard the same tired promises to downsize and "reinvent" government, return to basic values, or get the country moving again. It would be refreshing to hear a candidate just declare he wants to get on the trough so he can grab all the graft possible, smack those he doesn't like, and retire from the field as a multimillionaire. ..........Disgusting to be sure, but more honest than the Madison Avenue manure we're getting now. Somewhat more truthful refrains are coming from Ralph Nader, the Libertarians and other splinter parties. ..........There's also the possibility of write-ins, although the politicians have made it more difficult to vote for someone not approved by the political establishment. ..........Perhaps the whole thing is part of a master plan to discourage and disappoint the electorate and so insure a low turnout. Small votes generally favor incumbents or those endorsed by incumbents. Could be. ..........Some will say it's just paranoia, but few things today are as they appear. Think about it.