Slim Pickins'

No, this isn't about the country guy of the same name. It is about the candidates running for president.

First, on the Republican side, there is John McCain who started in his early career in the Senate as a conservative but as the years have gone by he has mellowed as some Democrats might say. In reaching across the aisle he has abandoned many of the conservative principles he once might have had. Although he is up in years, he does have a lot of experience in foreign affairs, not to be confused with the local affairs of Bill Clinton. He has a great record in the Navy and is to be commended for that. I guess considering everything, he is the best of the lot now that the pickins have slimmed out. Mike Huckabee is nipping at his heels and although he purports to be a great conservative and he has executive experience, having been a governor but he is so far behind that there is no way he could catch up. Of course, if you want to talk about far behind, there is Ron Paul, WHO? Yes, he is that guy who is so far back that people haven't even bothered to asked him to drop out of the race. Imagine how this must hurt his feelings since they were already bruised from the debate where nobody solicited his opinion. He is probably in there because of the pot load of money he collected cannot be used in his campaign to retain his seat in Congress.

When you look at the Democrats, it really a case of empty suits. Barack is a great orator and charmer. Must be almost to the extent of Frank Sinatra back in the 40's with the Bobby Soxers swooned and fainted and Barack doesn't even sing. This is his strong point and he really knows how to get a crowd worked up. Maybe he should have been a preacher. It has been said that he will not salute the American flag or wear a flag pin. He has told people that he doesn't want to be called a liberal or have people used his middle name or make fun of his ears. When some of his many supporters have been asked about his accomplishments you get things like; 'he is the first serious African American candidate for president' which might be a first but surely not an accomplishment. He is so liberal that by comparison, Hillary looks like a conservative. Speaking of Hillary, I guess we can't refer to her as an empty suit since her suit seems to be filled out in all the right, and wrong places but let us not criticize people's looks. We will be like people who didn't like Rush Limbaugh and called him a fat guy. Getting back to Hillary, if she is still in the running by the time I post this thing; in the earlier days of the campaign she would burst out with her characteristic silly laugh when asked a question to which she had not had time to formulate a proper answer. Like the time that Tim Russert asked her is she still believed that there was a 'right wing conspiracy and her answer took some thought but was proceeding by a Hillary laugh. Since that time she has began to sound like a broken record as she starts out EVERY answer with YA KNOW? and most of these answers insert the famous 35 year experience bit. She would lead us to believe that she is somehow following destiny to be our leader.

Oh well, to sum it up, I guess all in all, I guess John McCain is the fattest of the slim pickins' when all is said and done.