So Sayth The Liberal: "Now, I'm just tired."

Okay. I just want it to be over. I just want it to be November 2, and have it be over with.

As important as this election is, and as much as I hate W... I'm just tired of it. I'm tired of the candidates, BOTH of them, ALL of them, the whole LOT of them, and I wish they'd go away! I'm tired of politics and politicking, I'm sick of being horrified by ads, I'm bored with the talking heads in suits, I'm sick and tired, sick and tired, sick and tired!

And isn't this a waste? Really? This entire SHOW, the THEATER of it all... isn't it all just a waste of our time, and energy? AND MONEY? Isn't it a waste of TIME AND MONEY?

Here's how I think public officials should run for office.
There should be a brochure that comes out before the primaries, with each candidate's personal pledges, statements, and platforms. They should have to swear to these statements in a court of law, and be held accountable if they are caught lying, especially after being elected. During the primaries, the candidates travel to all states (not just Iowa and New Hampshire) before the candidate is chosen. The use of TV and radio commercials is PROHIBITED. (A political commercial doesn't have to be as truthful as a toothpaste commercial-- so what's the POINT?)

Once the candidate/s are chosen for each party, again, brochures are sent to every citizen, bearing sworn statements about what they will do as President/Congressman/Senator (NOT why their opponent sucks).

In October, there should be a series of debates, and these debates should be televised and broadcast on the radio, but again, NO COMMERCIALS. The debates should pre-empt EVERYTHING ELSE ON TV (this point is negotiable).

Then, in November, we vote. If you don't know which one of the candidates you like, at that point, too bad for you. We should not be pandering to the lowest common denominator by allowing them to make a decision based on nothing more than a series of cheap, bargain-basement ads, most of which are full of half-truths and out-and-out lies anyways. It's like Coke being allowed to say that Pepsi is "dangerous", while Coke brain function and sexual prowess! It's ridiculous! It's annoying to those of us who THINK, and I'm sick and tired of it.

"If you THINK, you tend to vote Democratic." ~Frm. President William Jefferson Clinton

"IF you think with the 99.98% of you which is genetically identical to the Apes, you tend to vote Republican." ~Frm. Liberal Activist, now re-Tired, Cara Burdick