Election fatigue

Anybody else sick of the 2004 election? We've got Bush warning us that if Kerry's elected, he'll hand our military over to the U.N. We've got Edwards promising that if Kerry's elected, "people like Christopher Reeve are going to walk, get up out of that wheelchair and walk again." Of course, like most of the stuff coming out of the mouths of the candidates, this is utter nonsense. We've got Bush trying to scare people that Kerry will cede the running of the U.S. to the French. We've got Kerry trying to scare senior citizens with rhetoric about Bush killing off seniors by taking away their prescriptions and makin' 'em eat dogfood by cutting off their Social Security. Bush is allegedly going to restart the draft. Kerry is allegedly going to tax us to death. Allegation for allegation, argument for argument, falsehood for falsehood, the bloviating continues. Haven't the American people suffered enough?

Weren't the debates punishment enough? The debates were no more than two middle-aged white guys trading focus group-approved, scientifically-tested quips. Both parties can make a convincing case that "their man" eked out a victory in the debates by the slimmest of margins, but WHO CARES? The debates were so weak and uninspired that it's quite probable that a semi-skilled debater from any high school's debate club could have bested either of the candidates.

When you get right down to it, Bush and Kerry are essentially the same. They're both Skull and Bones boys, and they're both corporate-owned. We don't have much of a choice this time around, but I still can't see how anybody is undecided. Just find the candidate that offends you the least, and vote for them.

Don't listen to the polls, either. Who cares what a small group of "likely voters" thinks? Bushies point to polls from right-leaning organizations that say Bush is leading, while Kerry's camp points to polls from left-leaning organizations that say Kerry is leading. One thing that all of the pollsters seem to agree on is that the race is pretty close. To be honest, I don't think we'll know who's going to win until the day after the election.

Actually, we'll know the winner the day after the election if we're really lucky. Both sides have already "lawyered up" in anticipation of voting snafus, allegations of voter disenfranchisement, and charges of fraud. Once all the mudslinging is over and the voters have voted, let's hope that the post-game show put on by the lawyers is brief (or better yet, nonexistent).