Political campaigning.
The first Tuesday of November 2016 is a year and 3 months away and the race for the presidential orb and scepter has been in full heat for months already. When did the starting gun fire? The day after the 2014 mid-terms. When did the starting gun for that race go off? The day after the 2012 general election. It's non stop racing. Like six day bicycle races only infinite.
Also, there's money. Lots of it. By some estimates, close to $10 billion will be spent on this edition of "So You Want to be President!" I'll go out on a limb here and prophecy that most or all of that money will have been wasted, and that after the last victory balloon has shriveled on the campaign headquarters floor nothing will change. Congress will still be beholden to monied interests. Oh, yes they'll put on a serious face, tune up stentorian voices, and profess allegiance to We the People, they'll say that job one is to make a Better America for all Americans, make America Strong Again, Take Back America from whoever is now holding her hostage. But most of the $10 billion thrown at the new graduates of Clown College did not come from We the People. Since SCOTUS decided that money is speech, those with more of it are more convincing than those with little of it. And the majority of Americans have little of it.
Speaking of Clown College here are the leading members of the Class of 2016.
Jeb Bush
Class Vice President, Model UN, Tennis Team, Spring Prom King Runner up.
"No, my brother and dad never went to this school. I'm a whole different Bush."
Chris Christie
Football Team Captain, Spring Play (Brutus in Julius Caesar), Dodge Ball Team.
"Like a bridge over troubled waters ..."
Hillary Clinton
Class President, Rugby Team Captain, Debate, Junior Diplomat Club,
Fencing Team, Drama Club.
Fencing Team, Drama Club.
"Hear me roar, bitches!"
Ted Cruz
Young Christians Club, Fall Play 2014 (Iago in Othello), Snidely Whiplash Club.
"If you think it hard enough, it will be true."
Carly Fiorina
Business Leaders Club, Optimists Club President, Computer Club Treasurer.
"If at first you don't succeed, there's always politics."
Mike Huckabee
"If at first you don't succeed, there's always politics."
Lindsey Graham
Cheerleader, Pessimists Club, Student Senate, Fall Play 2013
( Walther Mitty in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty).
"Really, I got nothin' to say."
Old Christians Club, Senior Skit "Rapture Rap", Chastity Club.
"Heaven can't wait."
Don't Mess with Texas Club.
"I got me some glasses. This time around at least I'll look smart."
Marco Rubio
Cuba Libre Club, Jai Alai Captain, Swim Team.
"You thought I'd say something in Spanish, didn't you? Admit it!"
Rand Paul
Doctors with Borders Club, Fountainhead Club, Galt without Guilt Club.
"Tea for you, and tea for me. Me for tea, to hell with you."
Rick Perry
Future Cowboys of America Club, Wall Builders Club, Don't Mess with Texas Club.
"I got me some glasses. This time around at least I'll look smart."
Cuba Libre Club, Jai Alai Captain, Swim Team.
"You thought I'd say something in Spanish, didn't you? Admit it!"
Bernie Sanders
Young Socialists Club (Sponsor), Obvious Club Captain,
Spring Play 2012 (Director, Sense and Sensibility).
"In hell, a snowball has no chance."
Rick Santorum
Outer Space Club, Young Christians Club, Virginity Club Captain.
"I Googled Santorum and cried for a week."
Donald "The Donald" Trump
Egoist Club, Future Gazillionaires Club, Fall Musical 2012 (Director Hairspray).
"Imagine the richest, smartest person you can. Multiply that by 20. That's me."
Scott Walker
Student Union Chairman, Voted Unlikeliest Harley Rider 2014,
Voted Least Likely to Graduate 2015.
"ISIS? I'd do something strong, leadershipwise."
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