by Robert Fischer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
January 5th, 2021, may very well be repeated for the next four years. The run-off election for the two Georgia Senate seats is possibly a bellwether for where our politics is heading, at least for the foreseeable future. Like you, I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen and I\u2019m uncomfortable with the uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The choice seems to be clear. Two Democrats versus two Republicans. Incumbents versus challengers. Two mega millionaires versus an up and coming young politician and a Baptist minister. Where do we stand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two campaigns could not be more different. The incumbents attack their opponents by calling them Marxists, socialists and charging them of conspiring with the Chinese communists. They virtually argue that electing Democrats will bring about the destruction of Western civilization. They are light on issues making one want to ask \u201cwhere\u2019s the beef?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The challengers offer up proposals supporting better health care, protecting the environment and defending medicare and social security. They support Roe vs. Wade<\/em> (1973) and criminal justice reform and speak of ending Citizens United<\/em> (2010) which has arguably led to corruption in campaign financing. They offer a vision, however you feel about it, rather than simply foment division among us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps, Armageddon is an exaggeration here, but the stakes are high for the citizenry. The question is simple: Do we go with the last four years dividing ourselves, ignoring the realities in our country or do we seek a better vision for all of us without abandoning our constitutional democracy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" January 5th, 2021, may very well be repeated for the next four years. The run-off election for the two Georgia Senate seats is possibly a bellwether for where our politics is heading, at least for the foreseeable future. Like you, I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen and I\u2019m uncomfortable with the uncertainty. The choice…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-by-robert-fischer"],"yoast_head":"\n