Election of Gimmicks

This US Presidential elction is going to be a circus.  It seems to me that each party is trying to run candidates JUST for their percieved racial demographic and not for anything they stand for.

For the Republicans we have an, Older, reputable, man with a war record.  He has then picked a running mate who wants people to drill in her back yard, and has a daughter who is potentially going to be a single mom.

On the Democratic side, we have a black, well to do, educated man and a middle of the road white politian.

On the independent ticket?  Where is the one-armed, transgendered, elephant trainer?

I am really struggling to hear the policies through the circus, but is that really important, the chances of any of those policies being implemented when they reach the White House is pretty small, partly because they are just political bantering and partly because there is such a mess to clean up from with the current administration.

What I do notice though and I do understand that it is just some clever campaigning, is that Obama seems to be happy to come out and commit to an idea, policy or plan and state his intentions.  McCain always seems to be playing catch-up.  He is always saying why Obama is wrong and how he is going to do it his way, but he is never the first to put his plans out there.

Is that really a group of people you want in the White House.  On the Offensive over tough issues or just on the Defensive?

This is all quite mute for me, since I am not a citizen of the country, just a person that lives, works, and pays taxes here so I can’t vote.

My Vote is for Obam-McCai-CircusDude