Avoidance

I realize that I have not been as faithful to posting as I was when I first started this blog. It is not for want of trying but rather a change in the pace of both work and life. If you have read any of the last few posts, you know how my work schedule has been going. As far as life, any middle aged parent knows how the curve balls keep right on coming. Whether it is kids or parents or other unexpected family situations, I have been constantly running to keep up.

The one place I have almost completely ignored is the on going circus that has become our 2008 Presidential campaign. I know that we have three major candidates still in the race and it looks like it will end up being Obama vs McCain. I must say that I lack enthusiasm for either and am completely apathetic about the entire election process. From talking to others, I am certainly not alone in these feelings.

We have a one term black Senator who has become the poster child for JFK wanna bees. As Lloyd Bensen said to Dan Quayle in one of the 1988 Vice Presidential debates, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." Jack Kennedy had a conservative financial streak that is entirely lacking in Senator Obama. Kennedy was also not a member of the African American branch of the KKK. If I heard that kind of hate-speak in church, I would certainly not attend there. 20 years is a long time.

We also have a multi-term Senator from Arizona who looks like he was there for the founding of the state back in 1912. Senator McCain, a decorated Vietnam war veteran and POW, has assumed the mantle for the Republican party. As Lurch (not John Kerry) would say, "Uhhhhhhhhhh." His political makeup is very close to that of Obama. It might be better if they teamed up on one ticket to save us the pain of having to elect one of them. But that would be bad for the circus. After all, you pays your money and you makes your choice. Slim pickings any way you look at it.

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