Scare tactics. Fear. Anger. Myths and Monsters...

Am I noticing a difference between the political parties

this election season? Empathy?

Those who put themselves in other people's shoes

and show concern or care for their fellow

man/woman seem diametrically opposed

to those who are out for themselves or number one.

Now add huge amounts of corporate special interest

funds to convince people that there are things to fear,

create Halloween Ghosts out of every possible issue,

and you have an election based on hate, fear and lies

rather than fact, faith and the public good.

Stalking, words of racial hatred despite the race of the driver

or Democratic supporter, high speed chases, threatened murder,

are these the scene of a "turn back the clock" Tear Party

conservative movement? What happened to faith, church, God,

forgiveness, compromise, understanding and the social good.

Trick or Treat, or at least trick until after the election and probably

decades to come. What have we come to?