It’s Stupid Tuesday! Do you know where your country is?

McCain versus Romney, Clinton versus Obama. I predict that McCain will slaughter Romney horribly and a win a majority of the primaries taking place for the Republicans today. For the Democrats, it seems like anyone’s guess. I’m pulling for Obama mostly because I can’t stand Hillary. If she comes out as the Democratic nominee, we’ll have another Republican in office come the new year. She might play well to the liberals in the Democratic party, but she’s too polarizing to win a general election. Obama has more of a chance only because he hasn’t been around long enough to really piss anyone off, but again, he’s a slightly better bet but only slightly.

We need a pro-growth President with a real energy policy. That’s why, regardless of who wins what nomination from which party, I’m voting for the Sun. The Sun promotes growth better than any political party and offers an infinite and sustainable supply of clean energy. Okay, so the Sun is a little weak on immigration and the war. But the Congress can do their job for once and figure that mess out. The Sun is great for international relations giving free energy to every country on the planet. And you can’t buy the Sun. It’s incorruptible.

I’m only half joking. The sad fact is that neither party truly represents my little old interests. Nor do they reflect an America I can be proud of or inspired by. There is no real third alternative because no one can lasso those third parties together to form on cohesive group. It’s sad to reflect that our government has become so monolithic and polarizing that in trying to represent everyone, they represent no one. I would like to see a change in the way our national elections are run. Dissolve the electoral college and let the popular vote speak for the people. Look, if the IRS knows whether or not you get your money right, if the DMV can track you down if you move from county to county, if your fucking alma mater can send you junk mail after you’ve graduated, moved, and neglected to tell them, we can hold a real direct election.

Unfortunately, a direct election at this point is impossible. No congressman would vote for such a sweeping change let alone propose such a radical idea. So we’re stuck with a gigantic broken machine.

The good thing is that since Stupid Tuesday coincides with Mardis Gras, we can all get blitzed tonight to celebrate!

Oh… I don’t drink… DAMN!

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