Wizard of Oz leadership

Latest letter sent to the Editor of the local paper.

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As we approach November elections, it is important for all Americans and Placer County residents to look closely at the actions of our Politicians, Leaders, and Politicians to be.

Actions speaks louder than words. Observing actions, and really understanding those actions, will give us a better forecast and understanding of how people will act in the future. Words often belie actions.

Words are intended to divide us, don't kid yourself.

We have Wizard of Oz leadership in too many places in this country. We hear loudly "stay the course", "don't cut and run", Dem's are soft on Terrorism", "if the Dem's get in power, Terrorists will run amok", "Liberals are America-haters", "it's Clinton's fault".

Baloney. We just disagree on how best to look out for the interests of this Nation.

Consider these facts. We have run up an horrific Federal deficit while at War. Not paying for this right now is a braindead approach. We have totally mismanaged Afghanistan, and Iraq. We were told the Taliban is gone, they are back. We were told Mission accomplished. We were told the insurgency is on it's last legs, it's stronger than ever. FEMA response to Katrina. Pure, embarrassing, incompetence. We are spending Billions in Homeland security, and in Iraq, yet we place unqualified cronies in place to manage our money, with no accountability. We give Tax Cuts to Big Oil supposedly to stimulate alternative energy research. They are making BILLIONS already, and if you truly want to incent them to research you give them Tax Credits for actual research dollars, and NOT tax cuts.

If you had hired someone to do a job for you, you would evaluate them based upon their performance. The performance of our current leadership is abysmal. We have to expect more as citizens, and it is time for a change. The men behind the curtain have revealed themselves. They tell us not to look there. Open your eyes.