A new philosophy

Over the past year and a half or so I've developed a new political philosophy. Stated very simply it is, "I'm pissed at everybody." Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Tea Partiers, Underwater Basket Weavers. What is wrong with these people?! Have they all signed a pact to put on the sleaziest, underhanded, misleading, DUMBEST campaigns in the history of American politics?

What's really silly is that because everyone seems to feel it necessary to do nothing but personal attacks on their opponents, that we really have no idea what they stand for, what their plans are, or even WHO they are! This is one NASTY campaign. What ever happened to phrases like "civil discourse' and "politics is the arts of compromise?" Are these candidates just blindly going with the idea that if you are from a different party you are just automatically WRONG?

Heck yeah!

Politics has always attracted a strange breed of people, but this campaign may set a new world record for weirdness. And by the way, could we possibly field a candidate or two that hasn't been accused of a felony? Are these folks the best and brightest America has to offer? If so, we are in big trouble.

I look forward with fear and loathing to the next month of campaign radio and TV spots. (Some of which I understand are actually true)

The more I look at the slate of candidates (Democrats, Republicans, Independents,Tea Partiers, and Underwater Basket Weavers) the more I think there ought to be a place on the ballots for "none of the above."