Here it is, Election Day, and I surely hope you have done your duty to God and country by getting out there to vote. If you haven't, there's still time to do it.
We've been listening now to a growing crescendo of talking heads telling us who is ahead by .0001% of the vote, who said what about who, who is going to control the Senate and what it all means. You know what? Who cares what they have to think?
We all know that when the dust settles, whenever it does, it's only going to be a matter of days... perhaps even hours... before they start flapping off at the gums again, postulating about who is going to do what in 2016. It's as if the whole national political scene has become a Bizzaro way of life.
It'll end up being a breath of fresh air that will soon turn putrid with political gamesmanship, smoke-filled back rooms mixed with fat-wallet lobbyists and a never-ending parade of lies and spins. The innocents cannot help but become corrupted by the influence of the theater, drama and culture that now pervades the halls of government.
What we really need is a one-time total reboot. Let's have a special election the next time around. Let's make it a one-time rule that all offices will be elected regardless of the rules of tenure, and that no one who has held a national office before can run for any national office in this election. Let's end all terms of all Justices on the Supreme Court just this once, and let's have the governors of the states elect new Justices just this one time.
Let's redo the tax code and let's include a balanced budget Amendment to the Constitution while we're at it.
Think about it; it will be a total reboot. The culture of corruption will be out the door. It'll be a fresh start for America.
Of course, it will never happen... but isn't the whole idea enticing?
I need another good, strong shot of Irish whiskey with a beer chaser... maybe I can solve Mexico's problems, too.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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