GERAGHTYM 's Profile

Public
officials are elected primarily for one purpose--to solve public problems.
You have a right to ask any candidate about his understanding of the
problems facing us, his acceptance of responsibility for solving those
problems, and whether he has a fresh approach or just offers the same
old bargain-basement politics--"We'll do everything the other fellow's
been doing, only we'll do it cheaper and better." You have a right to
know--and I am obligated to tell you--where I stand and what I believe.

To
begin with--I am not a politician. I am an ordinary citizen with a deep-seated
belief that much of what troubles us has been brought about by politicians;
and it's high time that more ordinary citizens brought the fresh air
of common sense thinking to bear on these problems. We've had enough
of the wheeling and dealing, and enough of schemers and schemes. I think
it's time now for dreamers--practical dreamers--willing to re-implement
the original dream which became this nation--that idea that has never
fully been tried before in the world--that you and I have the capacity
for self-government--the dignity and the ability and the God-given freedom
to make our own decisions, to plan our own lives and to control our
own destiny.