No Credible Candidates

I was talking to someone today about the Republican candidates that are popping out of the woodwork -- like cockroaches.

Oh me, oh my, do the Repubs have a credible candidate one?

I don't think so.

Seriously, each of the Republicans that have thrown their hat into the ring has some kind of major flaw that's going to put off enough voters to wreck their chances at winning.

Now, don't get me wrong here, I'm not unhappy with this, being a Democrat and all...

But seriously, who is going to vote for the Mormon candidate? Who is going to vote for the candidate associated with the Tea Party? Who is going to vote for the guy who has little or no political experience (think Palin in a man's suit)? In all seriousness, I don't see a single viable candidate on the Republican side of the house. Every single one is going to have insurmountable issues when it comes to the mainstream moderate voter.

Oh, yeah, they'll jump up and down and have hissy fits, bring up all kinds of BS about our President, make false accusations and in the end, shoot themselves in their own big feet. There will be more discussion of our President being born in Kenya despite all the evidence to the contrary. There will be more carrying on and that's all it's going to be, the same blah blah blah that was completely unsuccessful in the last election.

When will they ever learn?

When will they figure out that Americans don't want to hear all that negative BS? Americans want to hear what the heck the politicians plan to do to boost the economy -- and that does NOT include lining the pockets of the rich. Giving tax cuts and incentives to the rich means just one thing -- the rich get richer and there's still no jobs...

Yeah, the Repubs are going to have to do better than they have so far if they even want to have a smell of the 2012 election.

(Thank goodness! Our President is doing the best job possible considering the horrible mess and the stonewalling of the Republicans in Congress. I know who I'm voting for and it's not a Republican candidate.)

Let The Mudslinging Commence!

Oh, wait, it's been going on for days and weeks already.

Well, these last few days before the election will be filled with dramatic ad campaigns, filled with a lovely selection of misdirection, implied misdeeds, and flat out lies about various propositions and candidates for office.

Oh, yes, the mudslinging and muckraking has definitely commenced.

The funny thing is that most of the people I talk to know EXACTLY how they're going to vote. So all these commercials are just wasting time and money.

Typical, wasting time and money.

Hmmmm, is that just a precursor of things to come? Another politician wasting our time and our money?

Sigh, nothing new here, nothing to see, move along people, move along.

Yet, this whole election is about change.

The real question is, will it be "same games, different faces"? Or is there really a possibility that things can change?

I can say one thing for sure. I have seen more people stepping up to vote than I've ever seen before.

That's a good change.

Now, if we could just convince these guys that throwing mud against the other candidate to see if anything sticks is a pointless exercise, a waste of time and money...

Naw, the mudslinging has commenced, the air time bought and paid for, there's no hope for reasonable minds at this late date.

Maybe next time, folks will remember who did and who did not think it was necessary to dredge up a bunch of lies to make the other guy look bad.

Shoot, why, when he does so well by himself???

Give a politician enough air time, and sooner or later, he'll say something so incredibly stupid that even the most devout follower will cringe.

Of course, that'll be more ammo for the next round of mudslinging...

Palin's Daughter Is News?

Let's put today's big news flash in perspective, per my own 17-year-old daughter.

"So she's like every other teen in America?"

Naturally, being a teen, she's a bit over the top with that statement.

However, like all too many teens, whether from intact or broken homes, evangelical Christian or not, political family or not, Palin's daughter has had sex.

OK. And ummm, the point was????

Look, the girl is 17, pregnant, keeping the baby, marrying the father.

Even Christian kids have sex and gasp, get pregnant!

Nothing to see here folks, move along to the issues.

This is not even news. The media needs to get back to the issues, both international and at-home.

Not "just" another teen pregnancy in America.

At least she's going to marry the father. Now THAT might be a small splash in the news. Nothing more.

Palin's daughter is news? Really?

Again, nothing to see here.

It's not news...