The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

As a progressive, I'll probably receive some flak for this, but the Republican Party was once a great party. This is the party that brought to us the likes of Presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dwight Eisenhower, among others. They were the anti-slavery party. They were the limited government party. In many ways, they were the progressive party. However, as the saying goes, all good things come to an end, and there is no greater example of this than the GOP (Grand Old Party), for the modern-day Republican Party has become the antithesis of what it stood for upon its inception, directly opposed to equality, small government, and progression. The Republican Party began losing its identity in 1964 when then President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. Ironically, more Republicans than Democrats in Congress voted for the bill, but since Johnson, a Democrat, signed it, fairly or not, his party received the most praise for its passage. With this one swoop of a p...

The People Elect, The Money Directs Promises are made, Money is gathered, Voices are heard, Delusional in making a difference, Ideas abound, The heart yet corrupted, Naïveté and denial prevalent, Until one enters office, Bills are proposed, Denied by the other side, Compromises are then made, But it’s of no matter, Donating large sums of money, Corporations have the loudest voice, Elected to office by the people, Seemingly ignored thereafter, The endless stalemate cycle, Electors suffering in the process, Clamoring for compromise, To receive some semblance of the promises, Money continues to pour in, From lobbyists and special interests, Now of more importance than the people, The hearts slowly being corrupted, Sound bites are aired, To help rile the base, Pointing fingers at the opposition, Seeking a re-election, Pure in heart and mind, Until one steps into office, As money clouds and corrupts, All ideals and principles are lost.