The Golden Ass
Since politics and governments intrigue me, like how a car wreck intrigues me (I've seen a particularly gory one a few months back, but that's another story that no one would like to hear), I've been following the American presidential race off and on. Well, it's bound to be a historic one, in any event. I mean, a dude pushing 80 against either a black dude with an odd name or a chick. You can't make this up, I swear.
But first of all, since when did the presidential campaign start 2 years before the actual election? I swear the campaingn process is becoming longer with each election. If it continues like this, the the campaigning for the 2012 election might start like...right after the 2008 election.
Ahhh but what can I say about the US Presidential election that has been said by millions of others before and in probably more than half the time said more eloquently and with more thoughts and ideas behind it than me? Not much. Except for that...I dunno, I don't really think Barack Obama has that good a chance in winning the general election, just because of his name.
I was looking at the list of US presidents on the handy-dandy wikipedia, and noted that, other than everyone being white men, everyone had very plain, apple pie kinda names. Only person with any kind of interesting name was Martin Van Buren and Dwight (what the fuck kinda name is Dwight?). So if Barack Obama had a very plain name, like John Smith or something, then I would have said that he had a good chance at becoming president. But I dunno, I don't think the American general public is willing to elect a president named Barack.
Or am I overestimating the American public? Not sure, but I don't think so, or else American Idol would have been drummed out of its ass years ago.
But first of all, since when did the presidential campaign start 2 years before the actual election? I swear the campaingn process is becoming longer with each election. If it continues like this, the the campaigning for the 2012 election might start like...right after the 2008 election.
Ahhh but what can I say about the US Presidential election that has been said by millions of others before and in probably more than half the time said more eloquently and with more thoughts and ideas behind it than me? Not much. Except for that...I dunno, I don't really think Barack Obama has that good a chance in winning the general election, just because of his name.
I was looking at the list of US presidents on the handy-dandy wikipedia, and noted that, other than everyone being white men, everyone had very plain, apple pie kinda names. Only person with any kind of interesting name was Martin Van Buren and Dwight (what the fuck kinda name is Dwight?). So if Barack Obama had a very plain name, like John Smith or something, then I would have said that he had a good chance at becoming president. But I dunno, I don't think the American general public is willing to elect a president named Barack.
Or am I overestimating the American public? Not sure, but I don't think so, or else American Idol would have been drummed out of its ass years ago.