Politics

I hear complaints - almost daily- about negative political campaigning. One candidate accuses another candidate of being a sissy and the accuser is forced to apologize - not once, but several times over a period of days and weeks. The accused sheds tears and garners huge amount of sympathy.

This reveals several things. One, the accused was really a sissy and two, the American people -especially journalists- have no clue about negative campaigning and three, we have become a nation of wimps. If people knew American political history - journalists claim to be educated, but have no useful knowledge of political history- then they would realize that negative political campaigning today is mild in the extreme compared to the old time elections. The political fights in 1800, 1824, 1828, 1864, and other "no holds barred" elections made men faint and forced women to their day beds. Duels were fought over political campaigns and Andrew Jackson called men out over accusations about his/his wife's honor.

I say bring back the tough days where the people learn the truth about the people seeking the highest office in the nation. If they can't stand the political spotlight, they can step aside!