Political analysts are in agreement that presidential campaigns are too long and should be shortened to, say, two months; I maintain that campaigning is continuous from one election to the next. … If there is such a thing as illegal immigrants, what’s to prevent the native American from kicking all of us out? … In the ‘60 presidential debate, pundits claimed that Kennedy won because of Nixon’s five o’clock shadow; this time you can bet the Crawford Ranch that Bush wins on shadowy remarks that paradoxically shed light on a dumbed-down America. … In light of Gore’s invasion of Bush’s space in the 2000 debate, I doubt that Kerry will swing his swift boat into the face of the president. … That Laura Bush is a sweet thing implies that Terry Heinz Kerry is a w[b]itch. … In hearing the inference that the Democratic Party is soft on defense, FDR, Truman, and Kennedy’s roars must have started an avalanche in heaven. … Rumors have it that Wal-Mart is now competing with corporations, corporate law and financial firms by interviewing Ivy League MA graduates for top notch overseas positions — it takes smarts to keep foreigners in their place as victims of exploitation. … What happened to the increase to charities Bush promised would come from the tax cuts to the rich? — revenues to charities have dropped. … The difference between the regular guy chain-sawing down on the ranch or farm and that of “regular guy” Bush is that the former is doing it for firewood, and the latter as symbol for tax cutting. … Why not give each candidate a catechism quiz during the first debate to determine who is the more religious? …

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