Every four years, we hold elections for the highest office in the country, but only the face behind the desk will change, never the policies. We'll hear eloquent rhetoric from both sides and promises never meant to be kept.

We know they're lying, but don't seem to care. They tell us what we want to hear, and promise the freebies to get our vote and so it goes.

It's like a sporting event when we hoot and holler for our team to win. The point is, both teams are playing the same game, only the uniforms are different.

It's the same in politics. Although we're presented with candidates from both sides, they're all working for the continuation of the same goals. All of which are taking our country down the same path of destruction, so whichever team gets in, we lose.

Now we have a real option. One candidate, with real integrity and a 20-year-record that proves he will do what he says. A real American hero, Congressman Ron Paul. Paul is consistent and doesn't flip-flop. He seriously wants to return our country to its constitutional roots before it's too late. What a novel idea.

Bob Wallace

Farmingdale