I have an intense distrust of anyone who has an IKEA catalogue perfect pristine office enviroment. By this yardstick my trust for former VPOTUSA Al “Captain Planet” Gore is almost without limit.
Do you ever think that life would just be easier if Al Gore ran for President again? Historically he’s been on the opposite side of almost every calamitous decsion of the Republican government, has extensive experience, he’s good for the environment, he’s only just broke 60, which must be in the realm of the ideal age for the most powerful man in the world and he’s more popular than your average rock star these days. I’m not even American and I find myself wishing he’d thrown his hat in.
My respect for Matt Damon increased after seeing the following video, he seems to be saying what everyone else is saying in a “no holds barred” sense. When you think about it, it really is terrifying and John McCain has the look of someone who’s on his last legs, or already animated by an intricate system of pulleys and levers.
Anyway, its hot and in keeping with slavery laws I now have to go and pull out grass from the floor, because its apparently in the way.
- George Bush taking credit for the Berlin Wall coming down is like the rooster taking credit for the sunrise.
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Al Gore – during 1992 Vice Presidential debate
So I wave goodbye to my well acquainted routine of arriving at work 30 minutes late and leaving four hours early to exchange it for sitting in the derelict staff room surrounded by the hubub of drills as the school undergoes what appears to be very costly earthquake damage reduction measures. Its times like this that one wonders where exactly the money comes from? And moreso why a daily bus isn’t provided to the nearby JHS where they could easily take in this schools student body of 17, thus allowing:
a) The students to have a bigger circle of friends.
b) Save hundreds of thousands of pounds which could be used in any other capacity.
c) Allow the students to participate in a wider range of activities.(I always feel sorry for the students in Hasekebara that hate tennis and yet have to do it.)
I’m completely bemused by this brazen misuse of resources, the cornerstone argument for not closing the school down of “preserving local tradition” must have a limit surely?
Anyway, school budgeting quandries pales in (pun intended) comparison to the choice of Sara Palin for the Republican VP candidate spot. Now, one of the first things people notice about me is I’m not American, I am 100% uneligiable to vote in the US election. I’m not even sure I’m eligiable to vote in the UK these days, I’ll have to check that out. However, the race for the US presidency is so much more entertaining than that of the UK that it probably warrants a little commentary. Admittedly I don’t understand the system very well, but a couple of minutes of skim research yields some fairly fascinating and well based facts regarding Sara Palin. I found this post rather interesting and some of the links springing from that equally mind boggling. As I understand it, the biggiest pro point of any VP is that they don’t damage your campaign in anyway, and if possible, help it some too. So, she’s a woman. That’s good, maybe some of the disgruntled Clintonites may become Palintologists over night. I’m certain the less rational feminist maybe won over by those kind of antics at the very least. However, how is any of the following not damaging to a campaign?
- The desire to delist polar bears from an endangered species list to support offshore oil drilling. Although frankly I do feel that America has lived in fear of Polar bear attacks for too long. I’m sure in some ways the polar problem has contributed to the gun crime issue America faces today.
- Anti-abortion in even the extreme case of rape victims (editors note: Maybe I find this so boggling because I can’t fathom anti-abortion activism, but even so, rape victims? Unloved child much?).
- Two years previous she was the mayor of a community of 5,500 people. I live in the middle of bassackwards nowhere and we have 11,000, and although he seems like a nice gent, I wouldn’t trust our beloved town mayor in the number two position. Where does this “extensive upper office experience” Palin allegedly has come from? Her previous position in an oil company? I vaguely recall another President who held a position in an oil company. What was his name again..?
There’s plenty of other stuff to read about from more well informed sources, which leads me to wonder, did the McCain campaign team actually do any research? Or was Palin simply the best of a bad bunch? Honestly, if the leaky USS McCain/Palin wins this thing without Obama/Biden making some kind of gigantic error, I don’t see how the American people can accept the result
