A President: This Is What I Want

I want a president who...

Has actually had a real life. Someone who has worked at a crappy job and realized he wanted something better.

Admits that he made mistakes in judgement as he grew up. How else do you learn? So you smoked pot in college, ha, who hasn't? Somehow I don't think he'll be lighting up in the Lincoln bedroom. Does any of the other stuff really matter at this point?

Swears when he gets pissed off. I believe in being calm under fire, but I also believe if heads need to roll, I want it done with passion.

Has a drink now and then. While I don't want a fall down drunk, I do want someone who understands how to deal with having a drink or three. If I ever meet the president, I want to be able to offer to buy him a beer. It's just a social thing.

While I truly don't give a shit what religion you are, I do not want a president whose view of the world is based on what his religion tells him it was 100, 1000 or many thousands of years ago. This, I believe is the real separation of church and state. If you are being sworn in, leave your prayer book at the door as you walk into the Oval Office.

Looks across the aisle, takes a deep breath and makes the first step to the middle.

Realizes he works for us...the people. This means we are what should matter in your plan for the country, not paying back the political favors to the big corporations.

This is what I want. Am I living in a fantasyland? Yes...her name is America.

VOTE.

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The Big Bird Affair

Let the revolution begin.

Poor Mitt. Why'd you have to go and pick on Big Bird? It seems you may have won the debate but pissed off another whole segment of the population. Luckily for you...they don't vote.

According to an article published in the Huffington Post, 8 year old Cecelia Crawford was none too happy about Romney's statement that he would cut funding to PBS, essentially firing Big Bird. Ms. Crawford wrote she hoped to have children some day and would want them to have the same opportunity to watch Sesame Street as she did. She further wrote "Do not cut it off."

Then the kicker "Find something else to cut off."

Out of the mouths of babes.

And I think I'll just let that one go.

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