Politics

I spend most of my social media time on Seen.Is, an Icelandic site open to people the world over.  There are some real whack jobs on there, but there is also a community which makes me think.   And, unfortunately ...

Everyone is discussing politics!  I hate it!  Aargh!  Like anyone cares day to day the Junior High-ish drama being placed out in the tabloid press, on the news, on the internet over the "to the minute" status of any of these goof-balls running for US office!

Lord, help this country, much less this world, if any of these losers actually ends up in office - and the odds are awfully good one of the them will.  :(

For years I have voted against people, never actually for someone.  My politically suave friends chide me for wasting my votes - but if you are appalled by the choice - is there actually a choice?  And, as a Christian, if the candidate does not actually support what I believe in with more than just words - nope, I will not vote for you.

And now, as I write this, there are still five major contenders for this country's top office and not a one of them is actually qualified that I can find.

As I explained to Swede, as well as other diners listening in on our conversation, when we got into it this last week - can you really imagine Merkel, much less Putin, at a table with one of America's choices and have those actual world leaders walk away from the table without dying of laughter?  Yeah, embarrassing.

Certainly, I have no desire to be president of anything.  Besides, I am foreign born, of a foreign father and constitutionally not eligible - just like Obama and for that matter Cruz.  Of course, anymore the rule of law has been overcome by the rule of emotion.

Even at this late date, I am still awaiting an actual candidate to appear.  No not an agenda driven maniac like Bloomberg nor an egotist like Romney, just someone real and of substance in the realm of humanity.

Where are the Dag Hammarskjöld, of this country?  MEN of COMPASSION, of CHARACTER, of HONOR.  Sure you can throw mud at Dag, but I remember him in my youth as someone to look up to - and I did.

I want someone I can look up to, to vote for now ...

Is that too much to ask for?