All politicians are liars. Corruptions happen. No free lunch possible -> zero sum game -> some gain and some lose on any policy. Your ideology determines who you want to vote for.
But can we at least elect a capable person? What's wrong with electing an elite? A smart person with wisdom is exactly what this country needs. When you hire a plumber, you want him to be smart/experienced enough to fix your system. Same goes with a Remedy developer, you want an elite for the money. But when electing the president, the most important job for the whole country/world, somehow, we want to have a guy who we can have a beer with? Who has a pregnant teenage because she faces the same problem an ordinary American faces? Can we just set the bar a little higher, like top 10% finish in his/her class, at least 3.5 GPA, at least 1200 SAT, at least 120 IQ, and can take care of his/her children/grand kids? With at least 100 millions in each party, can we at least pre-screen and get better ones? It seems to me that earlier presidents were all much smarter than general public. Not anymore. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mayfield, Andy L. Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Friday Humor ** OK, to keep it fair and balanced........... How does everyone feel about the stance Obama took on............. wait it just changed again. "Barack Obama said today that politics has become too gummed up by money and influence ... and then he had to leave to attend a fundraiser." "Well, the Democrats are now preparing for their convention in Denver, and they have hired the first ever director of greening. They say that this year that everything about their convention will be green, including nominating a candidate who's only been a senator for a couple of years." "Senator Obama answered doubts about his inexperience by saying he has gained tremendous insight from his work as a community organizer, civil rights attorney, constitutional law professor, key club president, 4H treasurer, lunch room monitor, two years of jazz, and four years of tap." "Everyone is so concerned now where all of the candidates are born. McCain was born on a military base in Panama. Hillary was born outside Chicago, and if you believe the media, Barack Obama was born in a manger." "Barack Obama <http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/barackobama/tp/barack-obama-jokes.ht m> now says he is open to offshore oil drilling. So, apparently, when he promised change, he was talking about his mind." "After a quick meet-and-greet with King Abdullah, Obama was off to Israel, where he made a quick stop at the manger in Bethlehem where he was born." "It was quite a weekend, politically. Yesterday, an estimated 75,000 people attended a Barack Obama rally on the banks of the Willamette River. ... And if you believe the media, listen to this. After the rally, Barack Obama fed them all with just five loaves of bread and two fish. Amazing!" Andy L. Mayfield Sr. System Operation Specialist Office: 205-226-1805 Cell: 205-288-9140 SoLinc: 10*19140 ________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gidd Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 12:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: OT:Friday Humor "John McCain showed up without running mate Sarah Palin, which is a shame because she actually has a lot of experience with financial matters. You know, she lives right next to a bank." "John McCain wants to suspend his debate with Barack Obama until the economic crisis is over. And Sarah Palin wants to suspend her debate with Joe Biden until she can find Europe on a map." "President Bush has been speaking out about the Wall Street bailout. And today, a reporter asked him what he planned to do about AIG. Yeah. Bush got upset and said, 'Why does everyone always spell in front of me?'" "Here's good news: George W. Bush says that he is committed to fighting global warming. Yeah, well, he nipped that in the bud, didn't he? ... President Bush says he's really going to buckle down now and fight global warming. As a matter of fact, he announced today he's sending 20,000 troops to the sun" "According to a new U.N. report, the global warming outlook is much worse than originally predicted. Which is pretty bad when they originally predicted it would destroy the planet." "President Bush has a plan. He says that if we need to, we can lower the temperature dramatically just by switching from Fahrenheit to Celsius" Two State Department employees were fired -- this is a bit of a scandal -- because they were looking at Barack Obama's passport file. Not only that, but the same person was also looking at John McCain's Civil War records." "Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin today said she thinks the economy needs some shaking up and some fixin'. I'm pretty sure is also her recipe for oven-baked chicken." "Sarah Palin's been spending the last couple of days being briefed by advisers on what she needs to know to be John McCain's vice president. That's true. Yeah. Apparently, the first thing they taught her was CPR." "At my age, any scream is a good scream." --Former President Bill Clinton, on an Iowa woman mistaking him for Bob Barker Regards...Gidd __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
