Need to lay off the politics

Need to lay off the politics

Normally I nosh on political news like Pringles, tasty but light. But with the Democratic Presidential nomination coming down to the wire, the news and opinions have been more like pork rinds boiled in lard and smothered in cheese. Ugh.

The irony is, I wouldn't be terribly upset with any of the leading candidates. I think McCain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain) is too far past his prime to be President, but his experience and accomplishments are respectable. Aside from hating her pathetic campaign (riding on name-recognition alone), I'm okay with Hillary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton). My favorite is Obama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama), but I'm not going cry if he doesn't make it.

Compared to the past two elections, when I loved Gore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore) and hated Bush (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush) (still do for both), I'm fairly ambivalent this time, which may be why this fierce political season is feeling so heavy for me.

And regardless of who's President in '09, that person will be stuck with the cesspool of war, debt, and failure left behind by the current administration. Why would anyone even want that mess? Winning the election almost seems more like a punishment than a reward. Oh well. Better one of them than me.
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