Another boring debate

"Blah, blah, blah."

That's what the presidential candidates sounded like as they gave their spiel Tuesday, hoping to sway your vote or solidify your confidence in their programs or ideologies.

Pundits claim big differences between the candidates, which may be true if one studies the minutia of Social Security and Medicare.

If one were supporting Gore before the debate, then one most likely supported him after. The same goes for Bush supporters. In other words, neither candidate made significant strides in the polls after the debate.

While Bush accused Gore of having an Orwellian agenda -- to create a massive, Big Brother-like government -- Gore painted Bush as a puppet for America's wealthy elite.

However, each candidate can say: "I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you!"

It's not like Gore isn't in the pocket of powerful corporations. Bush is not exactly going to use government for the benefit of the people.

So, Monkey A and Monkey B basically preached to the converted and failed to convince the skeptical public, who is tired of politicians making promises.

Whatever the candidates are promising should have been done already. National health care, if anyone was serious about it, should have been made a reality. This is the richest country on earth, so one has to wonder why there is no national health care?

The rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. One has to wonder why something hasn't been done about it.

With the one party system we have now (and it is a two party system), the American public should not expect anything to change.

But wait. The American public doesn't want anything to change. Otherwise, third party candidates would be in serious contention for the presidency. Ralph Nader of the Green Party and Harry Browne of the Libertarian Party would be higher in the polls and standing on stage with Bush and Gore Tuesday night in Philidelphia.

When the republicrat or the demopublican wins the election, we can expect more of the same. Those who seriously care about the people in this country, and not about scandals and the minutia of dysfunctional federal programs, should get up and do something about it.