By Bradon Marcaccini
From the beginning of this sordid political year, I have thought that all of the presidential candidates have been jokes on all of us American citizens.
I would like to start with Bill Clinton. The first thing I remember hearing about him is that he was unfaithful to his wife. First, that’s not really anybody’s business. Second, many people felt that his unfaithfulness wouldn’t make any difference in how he will make decisions if he becomes president. Isn’t marriage one of the most sacred vows you can make? If he can’t handle that responsibility (assuming that these allegations are true), how is he going to handle all the responsibilities of running our country? The second thing I heard about Bill Clinton was probably one of the most comedic things I have ever heard about a presidential candidate – “Yes, I tried marijuana but I didn’t inhale.” Well, I think he should have.
Well, enough about Bill. Let’s talk about George. The one thing about his career that stands out to me is when he refused to go to the Earth Summit in Rio. Now think about this logically, who wouldn’t want to go to Rio and just hang out for a couple of weeks? The fact that he didn’t go says something about his intelligence. And second, everyone is really worried about jobs and the economy–right. Well every fabricated product has its start from some natural resource, so if we keep destroying everything and not putting anything back, there won’t be any jobs for anyone because everyone will be dead.
Now I will talk about the man who I think is the best choice of the three candidates, but maybe not the best man for president, Ross Perot. If anyone can get our country back into the economic big league, Ross can. The guy already has all the money and power he’ll ever need, so you know that’s not why he’s running. He’s running for president because he’s proud to be an American and he’s tired of seeing our country go to scrap. He says what he’s thinking and he doesn’t mess around bad-mouthing everyone else.
So when you go to vote, just remember- politics are one big joke, and all those guys are doing is telling us exactly what we want to hear, not what they are going to do.