Political Pandering

People on the Right do it, and People on the Left do it...  So what exactly is "IT".

"Pandering" is when you say what people want to hear, even if you don't believe it yourself.

Look up "Pander" In the Dictionary:

pan·der  (pndr)intr.v. pan·dered, pan·der·ing, pan·ders

1. To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer.

2. To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses:

Focus on #2.

So many people are "Issue Voters".  And by that I mean they will vote one way or another just based on a single issue.

I hate to call people out, but this seems to be a "Republican" Problem.  The right wing tends to take a firm stance on certain subjects, and the rest of the issues be dammed.

You could for instance run on an entire platform of any one of these issues:

1.  Abortion should not be legal.
2.  The 2nd Amendment gives us rights to gun ownership.
3.  The US Government should be small.
4.  Regulation is strangling our businesses.

The surprising thing is that most people believe in at least 1 of those tenents.

Here is how I respond to them.

1.  Abortion is NOT a legal issue, it is a MORAL issue.  The only people who are opposed to Abortion are people doing it on a Religious standpoint.  Our founding Fathers were pretty clear on this...  You can't outlaw something on a Religious basis.

2.  Gun Ownership.  The Second Amendment states "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

IMHO this states to me that you must have Armed people, to be able to form a "Well Regulated Militia".  IE, Armed People are intrinsic to a "Well Formed Militia".


3,  I totally agree that the Bureaucracy, that is our Government, is unwieldy and overburdened.

So where do we place the blame?   We are to blame.  Somewhere along the line it became Politically expedient to bloat our Government.  Why?  So Money could be put in certain pockets.

4.  Regulations....  Let me put it this way...  If we had proper regulations in place... Enron wouldn't have happened, and frankly there would be no need for Bank Bailouts.

The Fact is, that our Political System Panders to the people who have money.  And Those people, don't care about you and me...  They only care about making more money.


























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