A relic of another time, perhaps

The election race in the states seems to be getting wierder and wierder, at any rate and method of criticism.

Its like some kind of bad nightmare, being warped back to the 1970's, the Cold War is raging, American soldiers are dying in Vietnam, and during it all, two idiots are vying for the presidency.

Warp back to present.

The two idiots have not changed.

The only thing that has changed is the scale at which delirium and dementia has gripped the nation in their stead. This election campaign, for both sides, has nothing to do with things that matter, like the people dying in Iraq, homelessness, joblessness, poverty, health care, etc.

No, instead Kerry and Bush are going at each other over their Vietnam records, their personal achievments, electoral support, and worst of all, the US stance on the War on Terror. Instead of focusing on the here and now, they have instead decided to douse each other in aged rhetoric. They're both boys from long ago, survived the wrath of Vietnam, and now they're bringing their garbage home and up front.

And the media is buying it. There's nothing I hate more than a broadcast jockey (supposedly a professional), who sits on the other end of the camera, telling me what he thinks I should be caring about.

I do not give a flying rat's anum posterior what happened to either Bush or Kerry during the Vietnam war. It was almost 10 years before I was even born, so its hardly important to me (so why the hour special on Kerry's three purple hearts?). I don't give a diving monkey screw what the progress on the War on Terror is, since it should take second priority over the veritable army of homeless that is living in the US. I don't care about who voted for which bill, unless its a bill for health care (and you know, its not like congress reads them anyway).

But then again, I am a Canadian, so why would I care?

Here's the reasons:

1) Poverty spreads. If people support elitist governments, then, like communism, it spreads.
2) War spreads. Bush should have never gone into Iraq, and now that he has, Israel, Russia, and North Korea are following his footsteps.
3) Idiots shouldn't rule. People should be able to elect honest, intelligent individuals. Its rare for such people to enter politics, but when they do, they should be elected tout suite.
4) The Economic backlash. Bush is spending on deficit. Not only is this bad for the US economy, but everyone elses as well. If the US suddenly hit rock bottom and called in all its debts, not only would the US still be at rock bottom, but every other nation would join them at the dark hole they dug for themselves.

Reason enough?