What happened to my manners?

There’s long been a rule of decorum, you don’t discuss politics or religion with guests. It’s a good rule so I’m not going to talk about anyone’s political ideas here. I don’t want to take a side. I don’t want to start a discussion (we call discussions about politics, fights these days and I’m not a fighter). As far as I’m concerned politics should be a four-letter word. Your mother should gasp if you utter it. So I’m not going to talk politics here. Let me make something clear, I’m not going to support any side, any issues any candidates. What I am going to do is talk about what’s wrong with politics.

There is an old joke--you can tell a politician is lying if his lips are moving. It seems to me that in this particular presidential election the lies and hate have evolved to a new level. They don't even have to move their lips anymore. I don’t care which side your standing on, both candidates have played dirty. Don’t fly off the handle to tell me about how wonderful your candidate is. I don't care! I’m personally not going to endorse either of them.  They’ve stripped one another of any virtue worthy of the leader of our country. They’ve taken the mightiest nation in the world and turned us against one another by frivolously pointing fingers at each other and name calling like a couple of six-year-old bullies puffing up their chests on the playground. Are you really so excited about one of the candidates that you want to punch one of your friends in the throat for making fun of them? Have you quit taking your meds?

I want my president to be above name calling. I want him to tell me what merits his election, not why I shouldn't pick the other guy. It's like telling me, "Don't buy that used Pinto. They're know to explode." That's all good and fine until I realize the used car salesman is trying to push a Yugo on me instead. Point me to a car that has some positive value if you want to sell me one!

Yeah, I got sucked into the battle. I was tired of the name-calling and finger pointing. I was appalled that anyone could stand behind “that guy.” I was so annoyed, I did what anyone would have. I started name-calling and finger pointing. Of course since I was doing it, it was perfectly fine (I am a genius and everyone should know that what I post is absolute truth, right?)

A couple days ago I realized that every time I saw a post on facebook about how crappy one candidate was, I kind of wanted to punch someone in the throat, myself. I don’t like wanting to punch people in the throat. I suppose if it actually made me feel better and people were alright with it, that might be another story . . .

“Hey, why did you punch me in the throat?”
“Ah, it’s the stupid upcoming election. It just makes me so mad.”
“Oh no worries. I know how you feel.”
“Cool, you want to punch me in the throat? Go ahead. Really! I feel much better after punching you.”

So here’s the deal. I’m going to write in Franklin D Roosevelt for president this election. There haven't been a lot of good ones since him. Besides, he isn't complaining about the other guy. Sadly, I'm pretty sure he won’t win and with having served more than two terms already and being dead, I’m not sure it would matter anyway. You vote for whoever you want to win. I’m not going to worry about it anymore. In the long run I know God is going to sort it out anyway . . . aw, now I’ve done it; I strayed into a religious discussion.