11/03/2009 18:29:00

So apparently there is an election where I live in Greer today. And I don't care. However when the father of one of the candidates came stumping through my neighborhood this weekend and handed me a brochure advertising his daughter's candidacy, I couldn't help but be struck by the level of nonsense it contained. For instance his daughters political party membership, views on important topics and stances and on issues relevant to Greer as a community were not included in this pamphlet. However it did mention the church she was a member of, the fact that she was a small business owner along with where she went to high school. Apparently fixing that pothole that I hit every morning crossing Highway 29 via Arlington is not a platform issue. Which is a shame because without a commitment on that particular issue, I'll be forced to ignore the election as a whole.

Hell, even her website demonstrates this total ineptitude towards running a campaign.
Check it out for yourself.

Moral of the story: Elections in the real world are much like elections in high school: Pure popularity contest. Unless of course you live in a fantasy world, your name is Pedro and you have an insanely nerdy friend named Napoleon that makes the rest of us nerds seem mild in comparison :)