The Not-So-Great Debate

I'm a little tardy in weighing in on this one, but alas...

Can I just say I've had enough of the whole debate farce? In fact, I'd had enough after one of the darn things. I should have probably prefaced these remarks by saying I'm not into politics. Never have been. I grew disenchanted with the egotistic weasels in our nation's capitol long ago.

The thing that annoys me most about the debates is the fact that no one ever actually answers a question. They have their canned responses concocted, and that's what they spew, no matter what they may have been asked.

Moderator: "Senator, what color is your tie?"

Candidate: "Let me tell you about pork barrel spending and earmarks...."

Moderator: "Senator, perhaps you missed the question. What color is your tie?"

Senator: "For the past eight years, this country has been mismanaged...."

Ridiculous. Plain and simple. If these jokers aren't actually going to answer the questions that are on Americans' minds, then it's my humble opinion that we shouldn't let them hijack all the major networks and give them two hours to spout off the same three statements 40 times.

I'll sure be glad when this election nonsense is over. I wish I could say I have some confidence that things will improve once we have a new President, but unfortunately, I have doubts no matter which candidate may emerge as the mudslinging champion.