Politics and religion.

[caseysmom]

I actually admired Palin before her speech last night, all she did was insult her opponent, no new ideas and obviously none of her own ideas and what an irritating voice.

[smokey the elder]

Maybe we should try Arthur C. Clarke's Imperial Earthmethod of electing a President: everyone of the proper age and with a 4 year degree's name is put into a giant lottery, and the "winner" gets to be President. The idea being, the person who doesn't want the job might actually do a great job, if only to get time off for good behavior! (The last was a paraphrase of a quote about how they picked the President.)

[lizbud]

Maybe we should try Arthur C. Clarke's Imperial Earthmethod of electing a President: everyone of the proper age and with a 4 year degree's name is put into a giant lottery, and the "winner" gets to be President. The idea being, the person who doesn't want the job might actually do a great job, if only to get time off for good behavior! (The last was a paraphrase of a quote about how they picked the President.)

It would be the logical way to do it, but would never happen. Too elitist.

[smokey the elder]

It would be the logical way to do it, but would never happen. Too elitist.

And the pool of presidential candidates as it exists now isn't? You need at least 10 million dollars to even think about becoming President. You don't get that working at Wally World.

[RICHARD]

And the pool of presidential candidates as it exists now isn't? You need at least 10 million dollars to even think about becoming President. You don't get that working at Wally World.

At 8.50 an hour?

7776470.5882352352941176470588235 hours, before taxes.

Many pres bids are financed by entities that are more like the human side of a ventriloquist pair. The candidates need someone with a hand down their pants to make their mouths move and eyes to blink.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Yep, Ole honest Abe L. would never get elected today. He wasn't rich enough.

[lizbud]

Yep, Ole honest Abe L. would never get elected today. He wasn't rich enough.

It's the political party that choses the candidate and raises the money
for them to run in the first place, but it sure is expensive nowadays.

It's really hard to believe Lincoln was in the same political party as Bush
and McCain. They have really lowered the bar since the old days.

[RICHARD]

Yep, Ole honest Abe L. would never get elected today. He wasn't rich enough.

IF he wasn't so fricking lazy and counted up all the pennies he owns?

[Puckstop31]

LOL

So much for an impartial moderator at the veep debate.

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[lizbud]

I actually admired Palin before her speech last night, all she did was insult her opponent, no new ideas and obviously none of her own ideas and what an irritating voice.

Well, I still don't know that much about her, but I do agree about the
voice. To shrill for me to listen to seriously, she hurts my ears.