"A Nugget of Gold Political speak

"A Nugget of Gold"

                                Feb. 17, 1996

Anyone who is familiar with the amount of rock that
must be mined in order to uncover a small nugget of
gold may understand my frustration with political campaigning.

In the political arena candidates have only their
ideas and their words. With them they must persuade
us to support their campaign and elect them.

Perhaps it is the day we live in; the electronic age,
with multi-media outlets that bring into our homes day
in and day out the candidate's words. Words selected
to convince us they are the ones who should govern.

But as I listen to the abundance of words that flow
through the speaker of my television or jump off the
page of my newspaper I see only rocks. Rocks not
unlike those that must be discarded as miners seek the single nugget that has true worth.

As I watch this campaign and listen to such useless
banter, my mind turns to important issues that need solutions. I wait for ideas conveyed with words, not
rocks. I am hopeful someone will stand above the
others based on his ability to govern, not by the
amount of rocks he wades through.


                                Anthony J. Bruno