It’s been driving me just a little nutty. The word is “change.” I thought perhaps I am the only one noticing this almost drum beat use of the word. So, I avoided writing about it. I was wrong. The cover article on today’s Los Angeles Times Opinion page is The Empty Promise < http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-noah13jan13,1,1572050.story?ctrack=1&cset=true> by Timothy Noah. He too questions the use of this word.
The primary user of this word is Barak Obama. His slogan is “Change we can believe in.” The problem is he does not explain those changes. He has had signs printed with this slogan and many people at his campaign speaking sites are waving them vigorously. He is asking us to believe in him without giving us any of the detail. This has prompted me and many pundits to ask the question “where is the beef?”
If any candidate wants my vote he/she will have to tell me their plans. Selecting a president on faith is not good enough. The current and previous president is proof enough that faith is not enough.
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