Honesty

So, now we have both National Conventions out of the way.  All the guest speakers had their day in the sun.  Alot of finger pointing and blame laying and a talk to a chair and its over.  Whew!!!  The excitement was nearly too much to handle.

Because I watched both conventions,  I am more confused than ever.  What exactly is the truth?  Who do we believe?  Is anyone capable of the truth? 

I am reminded of a game we used to play on the wintery playground back in the 1950's.  Some poor soul, chosen some how (I forget) was to stand up against a little building, facing it.  The rest of the players would make a snowball and on someones count, hurl it at the targeted player.  After the barrage of snowballs hit whatever,  the target player would turn around and pick someone.  If that player had hit the targeted player, it was their turn against the wall.  And so the game went.

Now the interesting part. (The game was the dumb part)  I never remember the chosen person to lie about wheather or not they had hit the targeted person.  Holy crap,  telling the truth got you pelted with snowballs!!  Thats honesty.

I think our politicians could learn a lesson here.  Sometimes telling the truth can cause a little pain.  But the satisfaction of knowing you have done the right thing is very unforgettable.  If only government played the game with the same honesty.