Here we go again

I can't fully explain how utterly disgusted I've been by the recent talk of presidential campaigns. First Obama, then Clinton, then some Kansas guy. Sheesh, the election is nearly two years away! Are we going to have to put up with this crap the whole time?

If I ran the world, political campaigns would last one month. Candidates would be prohibited from doing any advertising, speeches, interviews or campaigning until four weeks before the election. Just think of the benefits -- those who are already holding public office wouldn't have that excuse to be off on the road instead of doing the job they're getting paid for. The cost of buying the office -- er, running for the office -- would be drastically cut. There would be no primaries, no party conventions. Best of all, we the people wouldn't be driven bonkers for months at a time.

It was no surprise that Clinton's interested. What did surprise me was that she started out her run with a lie, saying that she was "exploring" the possibility of running, and then saying she's in it, and she's in it to win. Excuse me? Is she defining "it" as an exploration of the possibility? Wouldn't surprise me. After all, her husband had some creative definitions, too.

To paraphrase a comment I overheard in a restaurant, I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton for dog catcher if I was running down the street with a pack of wild dogs on my heels. I think a woman could do a great job running the country. Just not that woman.

In our last state elections, I'm sad to say, some of my decisions came down to who pissed me off the least. I don't vote for people who blatantly lie, no matter how likeable they might be. One guy who got caught in his lies and outed by the media still won his race. I was, and still am, puzzled by it. When a man's been proven dishonest and untrustworthy, how can you entrust a public office to him?

I was watching one of my favorite movies the other day -- "Men in Black." Will Smith says something along the lines of "People are smart," and Tommy Lee Jones replies, "No, a person is smart. People aren't." Amen to that! Rachel9:59 AM