Christmas Shopping, Superbowl, and Presidential Elections

What do these things have in common? It is great when the season is over so I don’t have to listen to it anymore. No more Christmas music, no more half-hour news segment on who has shown up for the Superbowl, and no more infantile squabbling between the members of the American nobility running for King.

Last night one the bottles of poison on the table was removed, though not without some buffoonery. As punishment for moving their primary up the Democrats took all Florida's delegates away, so while a Democrat could still vote in Florida, the vote doesn’t carry much clout. It is nice to know that a political party can take your right to vote away if in an offhanded way, along with the closed primaries denying independents any kind of voice.

Considering the outcome of the Democrat non-primary maybe it is a good thing the Democrats did take the delegates away. Don’t get me wrong, I believe a woman president would be just as good, possibly better considering the past bunch of presidents, as a male president. I have no problem with a woman being in charge of anything, just that particular woman. She is right about one thing – it is past time for a big change in our government.

All the candidates have picked up on that and tout change, talking the talk they need to worm their way into the hearts of Americans. Their call for change is good, except there is a bit of a problem, a roadblock to change if you will. When elected he or she will face the same old congress, the same old senate, a rigged supreme court, and the same old special interest groups and lobbyists now waiting for them in Washington. Promising change is pleasing to the ear but a tall order. So this Tuesday pick your poison and be ready to take a big gulp in 08…