political mud slinging...

im not very into politics, so i admit i sometimes talk out of my ass when i try to have conversations regarding it. i am however, aware of how the candidates like to bash each other constantly. ok...sometimes it is funny. and maybe its even true. but these are people who are trying to prove that they are the best and most qualified person to be the president of the united states. one of the most, if not thee most, powerful person in the world. the leader of our whole country! so whereas i find this bantering more entertaining than anything else they have to say, i also have to question this behavior.

isnt it more honorable to win the peoples vote by discussing why youre the best person for the position, as opposed to why the other person isnt the best candidate? if i was, (or my rich friends were), spending millions of dollars on advertising campaigns, dont i want to use those precious minutes to reach out to the american public and tell them what i can do for them and why? i understand the rivalry, but i cant help but compare it to two obnoxious kids on the playground. it just seems so...so...hmmm? immature and trivial? personally, i want my leader to be strong enough to win based on what he or she can do for my country. is it so bad to be confident enough in your own abilities, that you dont have to put other people down in order to make yourself look better? i mean...maybe a pig in lipstick is still a pig. but whatever. who cares? yes...i find the whole thing somewhat humorous. but seriously....what does this have to do with being the best candidate for president?

and just for the record...im not picking sides here. i think all politicians suck. maybe not all equally...but for the most part they all suck to some extent. i still think the world would be a better place if i were president. but that a whooole other post for another time! lets just say i would start out with the white house. it would be re-decorated. and it wouldn't be white.