It's Time To Elect A Government

I am dreadfully tired of the various phases of government and elections I've seen in my 24 years as a voter. Pick this party or that. Pick this talking head or that. Suspense and dread as the policy makers, henchmen, cronies and donators all line up for high powered positions of influence.

I'm sick of Republicans and Democrats alike keeping the cards close to the table until they have manipulated minds into the appropriate checkbox on the ballot.

I'm ready for a real election. I'm ready to Elect A Government.

read my 2008 dream ticket after the hop

Think about it. What could be more powerful than a complete cabinet picked at convention and nomination time to oppose a party in power?

What could be more positive than a team that works together through the election and is ready to hit the ground running (which will sorely be needed given the economy and the international scene)?

What could be more unifying for a party than to pick a Cabinet ahead of time - based upon qualifications instead of the 'ability to deliver' (cash or boots)?

What could be more revolutionary than a 2008 ticket that told everyone just how organized, how prepared, how substantial and how *ready* a candidate was to be President?

That's why in 2008 I urge the Democratic Party to approach the ticket differently. I urge the Democratic Party to run not just a candidate, but run a government for office.

2008 Candidate for President : Al Gore
VP : Russ Feingold
Secretary of Defense : General Wesley Clark
Secretary of Health and Human Services : John Edwards
Secretary of State : Clinton (either one or heck we could use both!)
Secretary of Peace : Dennis Kucinich (it's about time)
Attorney General : Eliot Spitzer
Special Prosecutor for War Crimes : Pat Fitzgerald
Secretary of Veteran Affairs : Sen John McCain (we gotta be bipartisan) Sen Patty Smith
Secretary of the Interior : Gov Bill Richardson
Secretary of Energy : Howard Dean (ok not really but you know what I mean)

What do you think? Wouldn't it be great to know who we are getting ahead of time for a change?

•  Recced for recognizing Kucinich.

  
  But bipartisanship can kiss my ass.

  Secretary of Vetarans Affairs: Senator Patty Murray

  by melvin on Sun Sep 17, 2006 at 11:08:53 PM PDT

•  Replace Mccain with Chris Smith (R)

  Smith lost his chairmanship when he told the wankers that we know as the GOP that they were going to come up short on veterans. Veterans deserve someone who will fight for them not some wanker who praises the President for putting them in harm's way without need or preparation.

  Here's Obama's commentary on the Va shortfall which includes the length that Smith went to in order to try to prevent veterans from being shortchanged.

  http://obama.senate.gov/...

  by cwaltz on Sun Sep 17, 2006 at 11:24:17 PM PDT

•  We definitely need some grownups...

  ... and otherwise competent people to get this country in order. I can't believe that there are national discussions underway about the whether the illegal and disgraceful actions of the Bush Cabal are acceptable. When I think of how far we as a country have regressed, I am alternatley furious, ashamed, outraged and disgusted.

  by FWIW on Sun Sep 17, 2006 at 11:51:57 PM PDT

  •  Your Local School Board Minus the Taliban--

    Jeebus at least they'd know what they don't know and would have the brains to ask.

    Plus they wouldn't be accustomed to being bailed out of their fuckups all the time by the Saudis and Exxon.

    by Gooserock on Mon Sep 18, 2006 at 12:01:23 AM PDT

  •  I'm in agreement with you....

    ...when I notice our government asking, essentially, "torture?  is it really immoral?"  I think: WHERE does this come from in our national character?  And sorry to say, I see how people treat their fellow citizens (with disdain), and sense the undercurrent of social and economic Darwinism, and it adds up, but sadly so: we are not a kind society anymore, if we ever were.  I don't know how a supposedly religious country could be so mean spirited, and yet, the Taliban give me insight, as does the Arthur Miller play, "The Crucible."  

    by quantumspin on Mon Sep 18, 2006 at 01:06:04 AM PDT

•  Fitz--Not Till He Gets Somebody Significant n/t

  by Gooserock on Sun Sep 17, 2006 at 11:59:49 PM PDT