Here’s a thought: why dont we simply appoint a think tank of extremely smart people to pick a president? It’s clear that the democratic process in this country doesnt mean much anymore.
Then those who aspire to be pres. candidates could raise $$$ and direct the hundreds of millions of $$$ to providing a college education for every child, and truly eradicating poverty – which is something that John Edwards wans to do in a generation, btw.
OK. I’m kidding. But, seriously. It’s often depressing to watch this entire process unfold. All of the rhetoric which is often disappointingly empty. The candidates lay out their “issues”, debate, etc. and once they get to office it really boils down to who is driving the bus in Congress, right?
It seems like people are more concerned about a candidate’s stance on gay marriage or abortion – or which God they worship…all issues that – LET’S FACE IT – dont matter much to us on an individual level.
We should be worried about where this country is headed, the melting polar caps, violence abroad/terrorists, oil crisis and myriad other things.
