I found this article online. It is written by Bradley Fouts.

It’s really sad to me how many people in my age bracket are so ignorant when it comes to their politics. Young college kids  seem to always have the answer for everything. This can’t be further from the truth. I will be the first to tell you I certainly have a lot to learn about life, and I’m about as independent from my parents as a five year old. I live in a dorm, I have a meal plan, and I depend on my parents for 100% of all of my finances. However, I like to think I can at least have a concept of the big picture when I am on my own.

The democratic candidates this election year are depending so much on the young vote. This is predominantly because young people are ignorant enough to vote for them. Young people see Hillary and Barack as inspirations of change. Young people are intrigued by the fact that one’s black and one’s a women. Young people are inspired because these deceitful candidates of the Democratic Party promise change and preach so articulately with messages like “yes we can!” What my fellow younglings don’t realize is these false hopes are primarily targeted for the weak, young and ignorant. These candidates depend on the votes of the fearful; the Americans that cannot fend for themselves but instead look to a large government to give them handouts and rescue them from their self inflicted living situations. Regardless of Democrat or Republican, there is only so much change a candidate can do. They may mean well, but the fact is their term is limited and they have this thing called the Congress and Senate and judges, lawyers, and lobbyist, that first have to approve of the “changes” and as we all know it’s the tradition of Washington to do nothing. Historically if you look at American government you will see that the only time the government works together in an immediate change is a time of crises. They worked with FDR during the depression to get a “New Deal” they worked with Ronald Reagan to fund military spending to end the cold war. They supported George H.W Bush during the Gulf War, they passed countless legislation after September 11, 2001 to insure that George W. Bush can effectively deter future attacks, and most recently the government has come together to try to end this temporary failing economy.

My point is that other than these handful of evens, Congress is more concerned with making money thru their connections and getting re-elected. If you look at the Democratic candidates you can even see this difference. Hillary is not the candidate you see promoting all this change. Yes, she has her issues she wants passed and accomplished during her administration, however, she is not the candidate promising she will completely change Washington. There is a simple reason for this. Hillary Clinton has had decades of experience, she knows there is only so much one president can do during their tenure. Hillary Clinton and John Mccain know by their vast experience that even though positive change can be made, it’s just not prudent to make promises that quite frankly are dead in the water before their even inaugurated. There is a candidate that is promising to change Washington and his name is Barrack Hussein Obama (and yes, that’s his real name, look it up). With his articulate and powerful speeches he can persuade every weak, ignorant and young person that he is the messiah of Washington. I really do think in Barack’s mind he really can make these changes he talks about. He doesn’t know any better. He has been in the senate for four years, thats it. This man has never ran a government or made any change at all during his term as junior Illinois senator. He has done nothing in the senate except use it as a platform for his presidency bid. If he wants to change Washington so bad, why didn’t he make even the smallest effort during his senate term. I’m asking that people our age (or any age, for that matter) just take a step back and think of things before you make up your mind about supporting this man. There has never been a president in the last 100 years that has had less political experience than Barack Obama. I’m not saying vote republican, I’m saying vote for someone who knows what their doing - even Hillary Clinton. Even though I do not personally support Hillary, she has even called Barack “naive” in many of her speeches and debates. Out of all the candidates he is by far the most inspiration, articulate and a speaker like none other. But we must look at the big picture. His lack of experience and naïve approaches to government policy is destructive to this great nation. So in conclusion put his charm and appeal aside and read his record, know what he supports and come to reality that this is not what America needs. America does not need a cheerleader, American needs an experienced leader that knows how things operate and can yes, make change, but not tamper with a fragile and self governing body.

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