Comments on: Anybody Else Sick of the Campaigns? http://travellinbaen.com/2008/10/14/anybody-else-sick-of-the-campaigns/ "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move." --Robert Louis Stevenson Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jessie Lou http://travellinbaen.com/2008/10/14/anybody-else-sick-of-the-campaigns/#comment-935 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:23:31 +0000 http://travellinbaen.wordpress.com/?p=607#comment-935 I agree totally! I participated in a survey last night about the campaign. The guy could not stop laughing at me and my comments about the national candidates as well as the local ones. They also asked about my religious affiliation and how often I participated. All that money wasted which makes me physically ill (not to mention the money lost in my retirement) plus we are subjected to the negativity regularly though the TV, internet and/or radio. I think their pay should be deducted for every day they are not participating in their senatorial or governmental roles. That is what our employers would do to us if they let us keep our jobs in the first place.

I cracked up this morning at Ralph Nader wanting Paulson to contribute 25% (that may not be the correct figure) of his own money towards the bailout.

]]> By: supercynic http://travellinbaen.com/2008/10/14/anybody-else-sick-of-the-campaigns/#comment-934 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:06 +0000 http://travellinbaen.wordpress.com/?p=607#comment-934 Amen. I just told a friend yesterday that I never wish time away, but I would love for the election to be tomorrow instead of 3 weeks from now.

If we don’t shorten the election cycle, then we should start an attendance requirement for government officials. Think about it. For almost two years now, Sens. Clinton, Obama, McCain, Lieberman and Reps. Kucinich and Paul have been effectively MIA from their legislative duties — all while drawing a paycheck from us. It’s nuts.

Also, you’re dead on about money. By the time this election is finally over, the total money spent will be somewhere around a billion dollars. A billion dollars could buy you a former Fortune 500 financial company. Seriously, think about all the medical supplies that could be bought or research that could be conducted with a billion dollars.

Instead, that money buys us a never-ending cycle of mud-slinging, intelligence-insulting campaigning.

]]> By: smilyj http://travellinbaen.com/2008/10/14/anybody-else-sick-of-the-campaigns/#comment-933 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:10:30 +0000 http://travellinbaen.wordpress.com/?p=607#comment-933 Yeah. These campaigns are total B.S. I agree with the primary except they should all be on the same day so they mean something. So the candidates aren’t already decided by the time some states vote. Also, I agree with abolishing conventions. They are a Joke. Unless there was just one convention that they all participated in at once. These could include some debates and such. Real debates where they actually “debate”, I don’t know what they call themselves doing now but it ain’t debating. And i think all candidates should have equal money, equal commercials and equal debate time for all party’s candidates. If you want to donate to a campaign then your money goes into a general fund which is distributed among all candidates. Then use the money to make an equal number of ads and host an equal number of true debates. Its a joke that we only have two candidates that are nothing more than puppets for their parties.
Also, I don’t think Palin would run for Prez. but if she does I have some advice. Just promise everything to everyone with no valid explanantion on how to achieve it. It’s worked really well this year.

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