Dear Candidate,
I have an important question. In lieu of your possible election, what steps are you taking to prevent yourself from being drawn by the glamour of politics and turning your back on the ones who elected you?
Most Americans have been burned by their elected representatives. Take South Carolinians and Lindsey Graham, for instance. Benedict Arnold would blush to repeat what Lindsey has done. But Lindsey did not start out as a traitor. He became one by surrendering to the pull of politics to serve his own interests and those of his friends. Beginning as a representative, he ended a duke, forcing his will on his vassal South Carolinians, who he regards as incompetent. Shame on Lindsey. He will soon lose his self-made dukedom.
Still, as Americans look to future elections, we are faced with a gallery of new faces--Lindsey Grahams, promising a world of possibility for conservativism. You are one of those faces. How do we know you will not turn on us later? What can we see in your actions that demonstrates you will not fall victim to political power?
You want to impress. You want to succeed in your campaign. Then tell us who you really are by answering my question. You can expect the true conservative vote if you have a plan. Otherwise, I don’t care a whit who takes office. It won’t matter anyway.
Sincerely,
Aaron Marsceau
2 comments:
A post, sort of well written, with maybe a twist of Zinnser in it.
You are so weird Chris! I mean that in the kindest, most sister-in-lawish way too.
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