Elections

It's still a long time until the election. And these primaries, annoying as they have been at times, are ground-breaking in so many ways. I hate to agree with Ben Stein - mostly I find him irritating as hell. But this morning on CBS Sunday Morning, he talked about the now-three front-running candidates, and how each is unique. He said that 30 years ago, any one of them being at this point in the process would have been unheard of, not even considered as a possibility. I guess that means that we have made some progress in some respects.

Sunday Morning also did a piece on The Onion. I've not come across that before, but it's a real hoot! Check it out at The Onion . I just roared at their Election Glossary. Here are a few of their Voting Term definitions:

debate - A contest to see which candidate can answer the fewest questions
absentee ballot - A form of voting that does not involve the inconvenience of having to get up off the couch and walk to a high school gymnasium.
ballot - An object recording a voter's decision that is frequently counted toward an election's outcome.
democracy - A moderately representative plutocracy.
election worker - A male or female at least 70 years of age.
electoral college - A process by which the number of states in the Union is narrowed down to the most important seven or eight.
likability - The degree to which each candidate is able to hide the extent to which he or she is full of shit.
lobbyist - A better-paid legislator.
political consultants - Individuals who are very savvy politically, but don't have enough hair to run for office themselves.
pollster - A person who willingly communicates with the elderly.
voter apathy - The reason most American politicians are able to achieve and maintain office.

Some of these are WAY too close for comfort.

Spring is happening! Today's photo is of the same flower (NOT columbine) that I posted a couple of days ago. That will happen when the temperature is about 70.