I'm tired of the campaign for president.
I'm tired of listening to conservative Republicans whine about John McCain. I'm tired of Mike Huckabee's last name being turned into a verb, as in He's been huckabeed.
I'm tired of the Clinton campaign making snide comments about Barck Obama and then withdrawing them and firing the person who made them, all the while repeating them in the statement of apology, as in, "We're so sorry we pointed out that Barack Obama's name got changed from Hitler when his father emigrated to the United States. It was unprofessional of us to point out that Barack Obama's surname was orignially Hitler, and we won't mention that his name was Hitler again. It makes me puke.
I'm tired of Barack Obama revealing personal details that are totally immaterial to his -- or anyone's -- qualifications to be president.
I'm tired of the media sensationalizing every time Barack Obama burps (he obviously dare not fart), scratches his nose (again, not his ass), spends more than a half hour working out in a day, chewing nicotine gum because he's trying to quit smoking. And I'm tired of the media taking every word any candidate (or spouse) says out of context and blowing it into treason.
The three main contenders at this point to be president are Senator John McCain (R., Arizona), Senator Hillary Clinton (D., New York), and Senator Barack Obama (D., Illinois). It's time these people step off the campaign trail for a while and rejoin their colleagues in the Senate.
Maybe between now and the election in November, they can start doing things for the good of the country instead of the good of their parties: stop the hemorrhage of dollars to Iraq, start us toward affordable universal health care, provide finances for soldiers who suffer mental problems after returning from Iraq (I think I heard that it's 25 per cent of them), do something to make sure the housing collapse doesn't happen again and that we don't fall into another Great Depression. In short there's plenty for them to do besides campaign.
Working at their jobs could earn them votes, respect, and would give one of them the Presidency.
That wouldn't be all bad.
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2 comments:
What's in a name? Ideology notwithstanding, Bush and I could have made a great bumper sticker --especially if it was 1969.
"Up with Dicks" was my campaign slogan for high school band president. Oh, the possibilities.
Had the name for Bush, the kinship with Clinton (Bill) and now can't stand either.
Go Obama. (southern Republicans take note: doesn't that sound like 'Go 'Bama'? Crimson Tide baby!)
One of your better blogs, Bill. I'm tired too and want them all to get back to the real work of helping this country. -Dianne
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