It Is Too Early for Presidential Politics, but...

I think it is way too early for Presidential Politics.  If I had my way congress would pass a veto-proof law that would restrict national office campaigning to the year in which the election is held.  Why in the world do we have to be inundated with political angst 18 months before said election?  That being said, I will do as I did last cycle and make my observances.  You all know that I am conservative.  In fact I make Rush Limbaugh look like a centrist.

On the Democrat side:

Basically anyone but Hillary.

Mr. Biden was ineffectual as a Senator, pretty much a do nothing VP.  Why would we expect anything different as President?

Mr. Sanders is an admitted Socialist.  While we've suffered through an Obama socialist experiment, Mr. Sanders would be Obama on steroids.

Mr. O'Malley is someone I've heard little about.  I can make no comment about him.

On the Republican side:

I like what Mr. Trump is saying.  So far he has stayed true to his cause.  He is very anti-establishment and if he follows through with his stated program our nation would be much better off than it is today. That having been said, I wonder if his various business organizations can get along without him for 8 years.  It is something to consider.  He does connect well with the populace.  If he can keep doing so is the real question.  I believe Mr. Trump could take the country by storm even if he went under the umbrella of a 3rd party. The nation is craving a true conservative and he at least talks like one.

I also like what Mr. Cruz is saying.  I like it more because he irritates the Republican establishment elitists and that I like.  I like what he is saying about immigration, and he is ready for the fight.  However, I don't believe he has the staying power I'd like to see.

Mr. Rubio is fading fast.  I can't think he'll make much of a showing.  He is a centrist in conservative clothing.

Ms. Fiorino is someone I could seriously consider.  I think she may be a little too naive, but I hope she will go far enough to have some strength left for the future.

Mr. Santorum is a non-starter.  otta give up now.

Mr. Pataki is also a non-starter.  wasting his money and political influence.

I would be interested in hearing more from Dr. Carson.  I think he is way to naive to be a serious politician, but I think he'd make a great Sec. of State.

I wish we'd hear more from Mr. Jindal.  I like what he has done in Louisiana.

I'd like to think Mr. Walker could go far, but he doesn't have the ability to connect with the people well.

I'd like to see a Trump/Cruz ticket.  I think that ticket would be unbeatable.  

It is still early and my mind is still open to change.

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A Funny Thing Happened....

A funny thing happened to me recently when I was preparing to go to visit my elderly Mother-In-Law.

On our way out of town we stopped by the local Wal-Mart to pick up some supplies.  As it is a 6+ hour trip we thought it would be a good idea to pick up some drinks and snacks where it is cheaper so we didn't need to stop at convenience stores for those items enroute.  However our stop at Wal-Mart turned out to be a little more exciting than we planned.

I was tasked to go pick up some sodas.  The section that has the soda-pop is in the rear of the store behind the grocery area, so I trekked back to get what we wanted.  I enjoy drinking caffeine free Diet Coke, but I didn't see it right away.  When I did find it, it was stored a little differently than usual.  I didn't have a basket with me and I wanted 2 2-liter bottles.  They were placed upright on the rack, like all the other brands/flavors, but they also had 2 bottles laying horizontally on top of the other bottles.  AND THAT WAS WHERE MY TROUBLE BEGAN.

First I have to tell you that I am not as strong as I once was.  My hands are filled with arthritis and so I can't grasp as well as I have in the past.

I got the first bottle with no problem.  After all, I had two hands to do it with.  It was the second bottle that caused all the excitement.  I got it out of the rack, but it was upside down.  While I was trying to get it upright it slipped out of my hands.

Have you ever seen a bottle rocket?  This two liter bottle of soda slipped from my hand and landed on the floor in the lid-down position.  It hit the floor with a great "thud" and exploded upwards like a bottle rocket, spewing Diet Coke along the way.  There was a large metal poster on the wall and this "rocket" hit that metal poster with a great BANG!

And then people began to show up.  The young man that runs that department was the first to arrive.  He couldn't figure out what happened, so I told him all about it.  In the mean time there was Coke all over the floor.  Wal-Mart employees and other shoppers were tracking it all over the place while I was telling my story.  I guess nobody ever looks where they are walking....  It wasn't funny at the time, but I've sure had fun telling the story to my family.  There is not one ounce of embellishment to this story.  It all happened just as I've told it.

I guess you have to get your amusement where you can....