Here's another unfinished sentence I created for my notebook, ROAM (Remnants Of Abstract Minds.) The responses it elicited in 1992 are especially apropos now, I think:
One promise that aspiring political leaders often make but seldom fulfill is...
..."I won't lie to you." (Chip C.)
..."I can solve your problems. I care." (Lies...Lies...Lies...) (Kathy P.)
..."I promise to get the rabid gerbil population under control if it takes playing golf 24 hours a day to do it!" (Eric S.)
..."I have a plan to benefit all of us if you will give me the chance and the time and the money to prove it to you. Also, if other political power-people would not buck me on this, we can all be feasting on the golden calf by the next election." (Lee F.)
..."We need to come together as a people, so if you help me, I'll help you." Bull---- from white politicians who "think" they need the black vote. They only want that vote when the race is close. (Paris A.)
...that new politicians always claim they know the system (and) will play the system but aren't part of the system. Just plain old guys, they say! (David H.)
