Cam-Pain 2008

For the record I am wearing my replica 1940's military issue Russian infantry ushanka complete with hammer and sickle emblem. Which leads me to an item I saw in the news today. I saw that Republican candidate Mitt Romney had dropped out of the race for president and given his support to John McCain. I guess that leaves us with the lesser of 3 evils to choose from for the presidency of the United States: Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama and John McCain. I do truly believe that voting is more than a right; it is a duty, the one and only duty, that a citizen is called upon to serve. I have researched the visions and ideals of many politicians and I would only be doing what I believe is right for this country and casting my vote for....

Thomas Jefferson.

You might be asking yourself why I would consider voting voting for a 200 year old dead ex-president. I think that further examination of what we know about dead people will have you thinking in a different light about electing a corpse.

Things we know about dead people:

1. "Dead men tell no tales." - This can only mean that he wont play the political "game"; simply telling people what they want to hear just to get elected. An honest and straight forward politician.

2. "There are the quick and the dead." - Dead Thomas Jefferson is dead therefore not quick. His platform would be one of gradual change not drastic or revolutionary shifts in policy like his opponents in the Cam-pain 0f 2008.

3. "Sleep Like the Dead." - He will deadicate his every waking dead moment to serving the people because he will be so well rested.

4. "It is only the dead who have seen the end of war." a quote from Plato. Dead Thomas Jefferson can see an end to the war in Iraq and will bring our troops home!

5. "There are two perfectly good men; one dead and the other unborn" Ancient Chinese Proverb. The Chinese learned long ago the value of the dead. Many people may see Dead Thomas Jefferson's deadness as something that might handicap his electability, kinda like being a woman or a minority. Despite the fact that Dead Jefferson is part of the majority, (the dead out number the living by 1000 to 1 or something) he will fight for the rights of all citizens.

6. "Dead Silent" - Dead Jefferson's foreign policy. Dead Jefferson would continue to give the "silent" treatment to countries that we don't like, i.e. Cuba and Iran. I may disagree with his foreign policy but no candidate is perfect.

7. "The Grateful Dead" - Dead Jefferson does not carry grudges or hold a vendetta against people who did him or his father wrong. Dead Jefferson will pursue diplomatic solutions first and foremost before invading the Middle East.....with his army of the dead!

8. "A Dead Man's Chest" Dead Thomas Jefferson will not be a tax and spend president! He will keep the government's "chests" full of taxpayers booty and reduce the national defecit. It could also mean that Dead Jefferson supports physical fitness.

9. "Dead Nuts" Government Accountability at last! Dead Jefferson thinks that government spending needs to to be tightened up. Accurate accounting and accountability in government spending programs.

Not half bad for a dead guy.