Just a Thought

I am always a little miffed at people running unopposed.  All these gripes and complaints against our elected officials and the threats of voting them out on election day and then no one cares enough to provide themselves or another viable candidate to challenge the position of those receiving the complaints.  If one is so unhappy with the jobs these officials are doing then why are they running unopposed?  I say to you "you know you didn't mean what you said so 'take it back'."  Sounds a little childish doesn't it?  Well, that is what all the picking and bickering sounds like through the years.  The threats, the name calling, the temper tandrums are  al childish is you are not willing to stand behind your words. 

It is a challenge to run a county, much less a state or a nation.  The citizens expect services that reflect the amount of taxes paid however very few citizens are cognizant of the cost of the services provided.  To oversee the operations of any government entity is a challenge and to do so pleasing all the citizens is an impossibility.  To verbally attack a person that has offered themselves up for election is a right of the people, but to do so unjustly is slanderous. 

Do you keep your promises?  How do you vote out someone with no opposition?  Citizens are so fickle.  They can be vehemently opposed to an elected official one day and so apathetic when it comes to finding a candidate that represents their beliefs and ideals.  Does that mean you can't make them happy no matter what?  Yes, I think there are people like that.