Good Morning gentle readers!

One thing I was thinking about yesterday after the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy was 1980. Now, in 1980 I was in eighth grade and really didn't know a whole lot about politics. I could, though, do a decent Boston accent.
So, as our school did a theme (did they even use that word then?) on the 1980 election (Jimmy Carter vs. Ted Kennedy in the Democtratic primary) I put my glasses down the end of my nose, did a fake Boston accent and pointed a whole lot. So, in our mock election, I campaigned as Ted Kennedy.
Of course, knowing what I know now, I would have tried a southern accent and carried around a jar of peanuts.
Just think for a minute, though, how different the world would be if you could change that 1980 election.
For some reason (gas prices, recession), the U.S. wasn't in the mood to re-elect Jimmy Carter. He somehow appeared too weak and southernly to run the country (but we elected 'W' twice?).
Anyway, if Carter had said he wasn't running for a second term, Kennedy would have been the Democrat running against Ronald Reagan.
Now, Kennedy certainly had a lot of flaws. What politician doesn't? Anyway, he probably would have given Reagan a run for his money (which is why he won anyway).
So, we never would have had the trickle-down theory of Reagan-omics (we are still feeling the effects of that one). We never would have had Iran-Contra. Probably never seen Bush the elder and, maybe (we can hope anyway), Bush the younger.
Maybe we would already have health care reform. Maybe we would already have worker's rights. Maybe we wouldn't be in another unwinnable war.
Then again, maybe we'd have somebody like Mitt Romney running the country now.
Let's hope it all evens out in the wash.
By the way, they also traded on fear in 1980:

Good Morning and get that rain gear ready!

So, has there ever been a more blatantly bad political move than the one pulled by John McCain yesterday.
Now, truth be told, I am still a bit undecided on the November election. We need to move away from the current administration, but I'm not sure which candidate is the better one right now. And, no, I'm not voting for the vice president, so those candidates don't matter.
What exactly is McCain going to do when he 'suspends his campaign' and goes back to Washington, strong arm the rest of Congress? Maybe he'll give them the short-arm, thumb's up and tell them to keep up the good work.
Look, neither McCain or Democrat Barack Obama are on the committee working on this ridiculous buyout plan. The only thing happening here is not a 'suspension of the campaign,' but a political move to bolster poll numbers.
Here's an idea, let's here from both candidates on how they would fix the mess. Everything else is just more rhetoric.
By the by, I still can't believe that the only way to save the economy is to give a small amount of people more money while the rest of us sharpen pencils.
Why do I get the feeling our President is just trying to take care of his buddies.
"Fellow citizens, we must not let this happen."
By the way, the more things change the more they stay the same:


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