A Vision: Harrison for America

Day 889, 18:24 • Published in USA USA • by Harrison Richardson

Nearly eleven months ago, I stood (or sat) here making the same exact speech I am about to make today. America then and America now are vastly different. When I campaigned for President in July 2009, we were coming off of the most successful Presidency to date and three months of a leader with vision. Vision. America, through no fault of its current leaders, lacks a vision. We lack a goal. Wandering aimlessly will not get the job done; we need more. Americans deserve a leader who will put every ounce of their being in to the office; they demand no less and I stand here ready to offer no less. And so, with great humility, I hereby declare my candidacy for the Presidency of the United States.

Americans are drawn to leaders with ideas. I want this campaign to be about ideas. I want to talk about EDEN and how the other candidates and I might differ in how we approach it. I want to talk about domestic political parties and how we can make them into machines of retention and usefulness. I want to talk about transforming American media from "free guns for sub" articles into the world's newspaper. To say that I have huge goals is an understatement. Many of my goals won't even be reached during my Presidency or perhaps the term after mine. I am fine with setting the events in motion to lead us on the path to success. As a former President, I realize that the Presidency is only so long and the sanity of the President only lasts for so long. That does not mean, however, that we can't be ambitious and set the agenda for months to come. Americans respond to goals and history proves this. Americans responded to my call to defend America during World War III. They responded to Emerick's call to free America directly afterwards. They responded to Jewitt's call to conquer the three pillars -- and though we didn't meet that goal, we came close and we were united. We had a common goal and we worked towards it. Tell me, does that sound like today's America to you?

I'm ready to pledge for a clean campaign. I hope my opponent(s) are as well. This election will be a turning point in our country's history. This President will have to deal with unparalleled foreign policy conundrums that I could only dream about a year ago. This President will have to deal with a stagnating and even declining population that is quickly losing interest in a game that is broken more often than it is working. This President will have to deal with an ominous political take over threat that may never surface. There are so many things that are outside of the President's power; the things that are fixable must be addressed.

America, are you ready for a leader? Let us not shun new ideas; let us accept them and debate them to the fullest. America is plagued by groupthink, especially at the upper levels of government. We need a new way of thinking, and it is my hope that this election, win or lose, will provide that. I am ready to take an unpopular stance on issues that I know are right. During WWIII, I made the conscious decision to conserve precious money and not spend what little we had on fruitless battles. It ended up losing me re-election but, as my Presidency has aged, that decision has proven to be the sagest one I made in office. I am proud that I made the right choice by putting aside political risk and reward. I will not pander to the American public; what you get will be the complete truth and my opinions, unedited, and how I will act as President. It all comes back to a vision. I think I have a vision for America, and I think I'm going to lay it out for you in the coming articles in my campaign.

With this, I leave you with a teaser from my platform. I will announce my Vice President in my next article. To say this person is a superstar is an understatement; I could not be happier with my Vice Presidential pick.

(Domestic Policy excerpt)

1. This is bolded because it is the most essential issue facing our time. America is devoid of leaders; more specifically, America is devoid of leaders given an opportunity to shine. The mere fact that I am running for President again is proof enough of this fact. My likely opponent is another former President. America must give its young leaders a chance to impress. People like Chocolate McSkittles, Micheal Porter, and St Krems deserve the opportunity that Gaius and I had in Scrabman's and other's cabinets to shine. The cabinet is a revolving door; this must stop. New minds must be brought in. The President must be ready to delegate to let these young people learn. As President, I had a cabinet that produced future Presidents in Woxan, Gaius Julius, Cerb (in Australia), Emerick (though I cannot claim credit, he was clearly ready before me) and others. If you give people a chance to succeed, they most often will. I want to give new players that chance, and I will.

(Foreign Policy excerpt)

2. American diplomats must respect history and the long relationship that America has with its allies in Europe and Scandinavia (and North America :3). To disregard the common history that America has with Romania, Croatia, Sweden, and Finland (among many others) is to forget all of the great battles we won together. Gaining new allies is a priority, but not at the expense of these long-standing allies who saved America more than once. Finland sacrificed its country during World War III to help protect America; we owe them loyalty.

America, we must SEES the moment. It's there for the taking: will we do it? 😛



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