THE TRUTH IS...

The Truth Is.. How ironic is it that our first taste of truth leaves us with a bitter taste. We soon learn there is a fine line between punishment for telling the truth and the punishment meted out for actual behavior. We soon learn of the double standard of adult and child. White lies, embellishments and the income tax forms. Children are chastised; adults are applauded.
The Truth Is... the legal system supposedly charged with the search for the truth is hard pressed to find the truth. Does it favor the factual truth- physical evidence or legal truth- the law itself? Which outweighs the other? Do the white rich fare better than the black poor with the truth of the matter finishing a distant third? Negotiations and compromise decided over lunch rather than the courtroom are the norm. Appellate decisions void of any logic or legal reasoning are far too common. We all suffer.

The Truth Is.. The media's search for the truth is limited to a few talented journalists with the guts to speak as they see the truth. The corporate suits fearful of the loss of advertising dollars stymie most. So-called journalists lose track of their obligation to inform the public of the facts of an issue. They choose to sensationalize rather than place the true story of all sides involved. Headlines sell; truth is mundane. At times they just outright lie.

The Truth Is... the mother of all oxymorons is truth and politics. Truth is nonexistent. Campaign promises are made to gain votes. Empty words for which excuses will eventually follow. Issues are sidestepped with vague and ambiguous oratory. Truth is gauged by the number of zeros preceeding the decimal place on a contribution check. PACS have a greater voice than the constinuency Political pary preference be damned, it’s all the same.

The Truth Is...this site will serve the truth. No opinions without facts will be allowed. Emotions prohibited. Partisan politics disallowed. Logical and reasoned analysis is the necessity. However ugly it becomes, we must remember that the truth is not always pretty. But it is the truth and contrary to what Mr. Nicholson had to say, it can be handled.