Monday, May 3, 2010

Eureka!

Eureka! I just got it! I have just figured out what our political problem is.

We continually elect people who need to be approved of. We nominate and then send into high office folks who need our approval to feel okay about themselves.

Never mind that most of them are devoid of imagination and have no real ability to think creatively.

They simply say what they think we want them to say and are wholly reactive and poll-driven.

We choose people who seem to fit a sterotype...religious, physically attractive, amiable enough, able to speak enthusiastically and with an over sized ego that needs to be endlessly stroked.

I made myself watch the video of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's speech in which he announced that he is running for the Senate as an Independent.

If anyone thinks that he is doing this "for the people"...as he said over and over again...than they are as delusional as he is.

He was an automaton. He had no original thoughts and a delivery as dry and unimpressive as the Mojave in July.

Yuck! Our political class is made up of uninspired hacks all pandering to one ideology or another because it is politically expedient and may allow them to retain power (money).

Have you noticed that the "best and the brightest" are the ones behind the curtain...or not even in the political game at all?

Derek Jeter...extraordinary baseball player...not in politics.
Jim Bunning...average baseball player...idiot politian.

Dustin Hoffman...brilliant actor...not in politics.
Arnold Schwarzenegger...average action figure...average governor.

Jerry Seinfeld...funny as hell...not in politics.
Al Franken...one-note comedian...sure to be an average Senator.

Warren Buffet...very rich businessman...not in politics.
Mitt Romney...very rich former businessman...opportunistic former governor.

Our politicians are just that. Politicians. Concerned about perception not about providing leadership. Most of them are without integrity or individualism...
although they will clothe themselves in their resumes to prove to us how honorable and individual they are...military "hero" this, sports star that, celebrity whatever.

Just idiots, the lot...and starved for attention and love.

Maybe they weren't breastfed as babies (hence the sex scandal angle...maybe...) They were bullied in school possibly (hence the blowhard war rhetoric...) They were the middle children (hence the perfect families with the trophy wife and 3.5 blond children...and Golden Retriever.)

Why can't we just realize that our political process is a popularity contest and that the contestants are all vying for Mr. Congeniality?

Intellect is irrelevant...critical thinking a liability...open and frank discussion seen as a weakness.

Let's just keep electing the buffoons we are putting in office. Yeah, that's a great idea!

Or we could offer free psychological treatment for everyone and encourage breast feeding.

That way we may get a class of politicians less concerned about what everyone thinks of them and more concerned about what we need to do to fix this broken system we are living in.

Lactose intolerance is not an ideology...it's a stomach ailment.

But then...I guess that explains all of the hot air and gas in Washington.

Milk of Magnesia anyone?

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