From outside the box

We have now entered what I call the WTF?! (What The F...?!) phase of politics. This is that time period between when the candidates have been chosen and the November elections. In the WTF?! phase of politics we get to see the republican become a liberal and the democrat become a conservative. It's a very humorous thing to watch and it gets hard to take politics too serious when the candidates start playing these games. Barak is getting religious and McCain is becoming an environmentalist....and this is just the beginning! Watch for McCain to come out with more specifics on ending the war, what he will do to promote alternative energies, and specific taxes that "might" have to be raised on specific corporate profits. On the other hand, watch for Barak to go duck hunting, make more speeches from military bases, and take a stronger stand against gay marriage.

The philosophy of course is that they already have their voting base on their side so now they both go after the middle 20% of undecided's or what I like to call the "idiots-who-don't-really-follow-politics-but-want-to-be-taken-serious group of folks. Politicians walk a fine line playing this game and often it comes back to bite them on the butt. Remember Dukakas riding around in that army tank with that little helmet bouncing on his head?

So if they must play the Im-everything-to-everybody game, then here are a few things I want to see. I mean, why not go all the way and make it really interesting....

I want to see Barak heal a handicap person at a prayer service. I mean Barak lifts his hands and prays and this paraplegic person gets up out of his wheel chair and walks away. Praise the lord! I want to see McCain smoke pot with a group of old hippies who are lobbying the feds for their right to "medical" marijuana with Pink Floyd being played in the background. As he's leaving the event, a reporter asks him if he will fight states rights to allow medical marijuana to which he responds, "Isn't there a donut shop somewhere around here?" I want to see Barak go duck hunting with a 5.56 caliber XM8 700 RPM lightweight assault rifle in which he accidentally takes off the leg of a secret service agent to which he remarks, "Shit happens." I want to see McCain hump an old growth redwood tree. I want to see Barak, in a pathetic attempt to relate to Joe six pack, do something very ordinary, like, oh I don't know....go bowling....no wait, I think he did that one. I want to see McCain pump his own gas, except he lifts the hood to do it and puts the gas in the radiator. I want to see Barak slapping a flaming gay guy as he yells, "Where are your morals you little bitch, didn't your mother teach you anything!" I want to see McCain picking fruit next to an illegal Mexican immigrant. The conversation would be something like this....
McCain...."You are a proud and hard working people."
Mexican guy...."See Senior."
McCain...."Why don't you find a rich white woman who will support you?"
Mexican guy...."See Senior."
McCain...."Could you reach that apple for me?"
Mexican guy...."See Senior."
McCain...."Momma, I don't like this, help me down off this ladder."
Cindy McCain...."This was your idea John. I'm not stepping in that dirt!"
Mexican guy then helps John off of ladder to which John replies, "Thank you Jose, Juan, Julio.... whatever. Your people are a good people."

Ok, now I'm just getting stupid. But you get my point. It's going to be hard to take either side too serious from this point on, so we may as well sit back and enjoy the show.