Campaigns can be aggravating

By Joe McAdory

Published: July 29, 2008

I don’t dislike elections. They are one of the most important freedoms of being American. It gives us a sense of power to be the ones to put people in power. Otherwise, we’d have no say-so at all.

However, I’m no fan of election campaigns. Television commercials. Radio commercials. Billboards. Yard signs. Folks passing out literature at local ball games, county fairs, etc. Enough!

Why must I see four Obama signs within five feet of one another? Wouldn’t one be sufficient? Why must a person have five McCain ‘08 bumper stickers on the back of his car? I got the message the first time.

One big thing I don’t like is mudslinging. Commercials these days ridicule opponents rather than inform the public what the candidate paying for the commercial plans to do if elected. Instead, we get into a name-calling contest where the winner isn’t necessarily the best person for the job or for the people, but the person who raised the most money in campaign contributions for a job that pays little in comparison.

Election Day will be fun, but I look forward to the day after when those commercials are off the airwaves and someone is commissioned to pick up the yard signs.