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talking bout a revolution

by mg at 03:24 PM on November 07, 2000

So after years of research and development, miles of press hype, billions of dollars spent on advertising, and too many arguments between the platform faithful to count, the time for reckoning is finally upon us.

That's right, its time to review the new Play Station 2.

Oh no, wait, we ain't talk 'bout Play Station, we're talking 'bout a revolution.

Yep, its time for us Americans to show the rest of the world how this "democracy" thing is done. That's right, there's no need for a bloody coup when you've got the Second Tuesday in 11/.

At least that's the way things are supposed to work. Democratic elections are meant to be a way to bring about bloodless revolutions. But lets get serious here, no matter who ends up getting the nod from the American people or who you personally choose to throw your vote away on, the results are going to be a long way off from a revolution this year.

This is another one of those elections where we, the American people (also Canadians and illegal Mexicans), are screwed no matter who ends up placing their hand on the Bible come 01/.

Did you know that in the four presidential campaigns that Franklin D. Roosevelt ran in, not only did he crush his opponents each time, but if you total the number of electoral college votes they got over that 16 year period they STILL wouldn't have hit a majority.

People loved FDR.

They liked Ike.

Today, people barely tolerate their candidates.

Besides for 96 when I was in love with Bob Dole - the norm Macdonald of politics - I've not felt strongly for any candidate in any election since I've been old enough to have any concept of politics.

I feel no special thrill when hearing any of the candidates speak. Most other Americans feel the way I do, and I don't need Gallup to tell me so. Just look at voter turnout. In recent years it's not been who you are voting for as much as who you are voting against that’s made the difference in getting people to trek out to the polls.

It might be the cool thing to do to vote for Nader, like driving a Volkswagen

while listening to Nick Drake, but Ralph has no political experience. The country

would be in ruins before he even had a chance to take the oath of office. (When

I was on the train this morning I saw something pretty funny. This dude was

wearing a "Nader 2004" button. I wasn't sure if the button was in

support of Nader running in the next election or an estimate of how many votes

Ralph would get. Either way, sad. Very, very sad.)

Pat Buchanan is entirely too much pat Buchanan.

Al Gore he is an habitual liar. I've got nothing against lying in and of itself. I lie all the time and I think the president needs to lie sometimes and should be a good at it. Which is the problem, Gore is an awful liar and he chooses to lie about the stupidest things. And to be perfectly honest Joe Lieberman scares me. All religious zealots scare me. I can't imagine how any intelligent person can really blame entertainment for the worlds ills.

I think I've made it clear now and in the past that I'm a Bush man. If only for the reason that he isn't one of those other guys. And also school vouchers. And privatizing part of Social Security.

Actually, I've got a couple reasons to go Bush. So, yes when I go into that little booth and close that curtain I'll proudly be pulling my lever in honor of Bush.

Or rather, I would be voting for the big W if not for that pesky felony conviction.