Is there anyone in the world smart enough to be President of the United States?  No way, the job is too complicated.  Everybody expects you to be an expert on every topic under the sun, including the moonbat subjects.  Now, I don't study moonbat, but I recognize it when it rears its ugly head.

I'm considered pretty smart by most folks and that's great.  I'm in MENSA, mostly because I thought it would be neat to join, and that's great too.  But I'm also a moron compared to how smart someone would have to be to truly qualify for POTUS.  So every candidate pretends to know more than they do because it's expected of them.  Admitting you are less than expert on a topic will draw focus from the MSM like moths to a flame (or Rosie O'Donnell to cake).

The problem is, candidates begin to believe their own rhetoric.  They forget that they don't know squat about the economy, or the Middle East, or maintaining roads.  Then, they make decisions based on the advice of others who may not know squat either.  These decision become their political platforms and morph into campaign promises.  Then if they're elected, they have to at least pay lip service to those promises to avoid getting hammered (hint:  they're always going to get hammered!  Remember "Read My Lips"?)

The job of President should be more about saying "No!" than anything else.  It is a co-equal branch of government and should be putting the brakes on the stupidity of the other branches.  It should be adversarial in nature, only aligning when the result makes things simpler for citizens... not harder.  If the average American can't have it explained to them in less than five pages, it's way too complicated for government to be messing with.  It's better left to the private sector or public organizations to handle, depending on what you're talking about.  Otherwise, you need a license to cut hair or paint a house, which is what we have now.  Too much regulation, too much government, and too much politicking has led to a dampened economy, a tax code that nobody fully comprehends (including the government) but the government holds each of us accountable to the letter of the law, and the intrusion of the State into areas they have no business going.

Why is Arlen Specter, or any congressman, allowed anywhere near the NFL or baseball?  Why are pork-barrel politics the norm?  Why should government get a dime from money I've earned and paid taxes on, just because I want my children to have it if I die?  Why are there hearings on whether the Federal Prosecutor firings were politically motivated or not?  Even if they were, that's not illegal... they serve at the pleasure of the President... full stop, end of discussion. 

The Legislature wastes so much taxpayer time and money they should go into hiding.  Instead, they brag about how much they can get and how much power they have.  Nobody tells them "No".

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