The comedians are the only ones left who can tell the truth:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nation-just-hoping-next-president-can-prevent-coun,38512/In addition, 87 percent of citizens confirmed that during the next presidential term, they merely hope to occasionally read something about their country in the news that doesnt leave them feeling ashamed, angry, depressed, or completely mortified.
Its pretty simple, really: Just lay out a clear-cut, straightforward plan for a future in which we dont totally go down in flames on a grand stage, and youve got my vote, said Allison Joyce, a 47-year-old middle school teacher from Bethesda, MD. Look, I dont need to be inspired; I dont need to be assured our future is bright; I dont need to be told Im strong and resilient in the face of hardship. Just convince me we can get through the next decade in the least demeaning way possible given all our problems with childhood poverty, gun violence, and people dying because they cant afford medical treatment. Thats it.
Thats seriously all I want from my president going forward, she added. Just the faintest of silver linings that I can hold on to while everything else goes down the drain.
Though they admitted to reporters that no one in the current field of presidential hopefuls seems likely to spare the country much humiliation while its infrastructure crumbles and its reputation is reduced to tatters, most voters expressed optimism that such a candidate will eventually emerge.
We know whats in store for America, so if we could elect someone whos committed to keeping things somewhat tolerable while the whole place goes to hell, thatd be great, said Seattle-based tax attorney Greg Hudson, 57. Its really our best hope at this point. The British Empire kind of just gradually fell by the wayside without too much embarrassment. Maybe we can, too. Who knows, we might still be able to go out with a little bit of class.
Then again, Hudson added, maybe at this point the best option is to put someone in the White House who will just bite the bullet and get this whole thing over with as quickly as possible.
when will people finally figure out that changing a guy on top of the power-structure doesn't bring about any meaningful change? We've tried and tried and still can't seem to vote in the "right people", yet so many people still cling to this idea of "if only we could vote in the right, honest and competent politicians all would be well". I'd really love to see the most benevolent and competent of all people put into positions of power, just to prove once and for all that
it doesn't change anything. And they call my anarchist fantasies naive...hey those are at least something we haven't tried a gazillion times yet!
