Lie a lot. Retarded? No.
Honest? Yes.
Run as a conservative independent. The label 'republican' is an anchor, and do you want to serve that un-reprogrammable political machine? 2000-2006, the years republicans threw their responsibilities to the winds.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.