Well, it finally had to happen. My esteemed colleague here at the Whiz, Mudgator, has started a political debate that has made me realize that there is one candidate who has not yet announced who is a better alternative to all those who have...namely, ME!

So, my fellow Whizzers, I have decided to get my tail into this race, and to take a little time here to tell you what differntiates me from the other pretenders out there, and to tell you where I stand on the great issues of the day.

First of all, unlike the other contenders, I'm smart enough to realize that I don't have all the answers to the world's ills. Hell, I may not even know all the questions. What I can tell you, and promise, is that I'm not a member of any major party, and that my politics are on both sides of the aisle. I'm also not beholden to any party line, and will not bear any allegiance to any ofg them.

I also realize that the President really can't do much to get his policies paased without the support of Congress. Since I don't affiliate myself with any party, that's likely to be pretty darn difficult. So what I plan to do is take my case on things I believe to the American people, and try to get them up off their duffs to let their Congressmen and Senators know how to vote.

Generarlly, I believe in the following:

1. I'm a strong law and ordef person, who believes that we need to revamp the criminal justice system so criminals don't have more rights than their victims. I also believe that justice shouldn't be determined by who can afford the best lawyer.
In the field of civil law, I believe there are way too many frivilous lawsuits clogging up the system, and that we need to find ways to eliminate those. Any dumbass who holds a cup of hot coffee between their knees while driving and then sues because they get burned should not only have the suit tossed out, but shouldd have the rest of the pot dumped over their head. The lawyer who brings such an idotic suit into the court should be hit with a contempt of court citation for wasting the judicial system's time.

2. I believe that it's a disgrace that we are the richest country in the world, yet we have homeless, hungry and sich people in this country who can't afford medical care. I also believe that it's a disgrace that we ship billions of dollars overseas annually to help alleviate poverty and disease while not taking care of our own. The saying that chairty begins at home is certainly true.

3. I believe that the economy is seriously screwed up, and that unless we complete change our thinking about  a number of things, it's going to stay that way. We need to think about the fact that people can only buy so many big ticket items, and get some of the industires that are producing those goods to think about diversifying if they want to survive. We also need to take the pressure off the working stiffs and find ways to let them keep more of their hard earned dollars.

Now, granted, those are some pretty lofty goals, and may not be achievable, but we need to try. We need to shake things up if we're not only going to survive, but prosper as a nation. We need to engender the feeling that everybody matters and can make a difference, not just those at the top ofg the food chain. For too long now, the Golden Rule has be rewritten to the effect that those who have the gold make the rules. That needs to change, or soon we'll have a society where only those who have the gold will be left, and they won't know how to do the tasks the common man does now.

Finally, in order to drum up support here among my fellow Whizzers, I promise to do my best to make the following changes:

1. Make the Monday after the Super Bowl a national holiday. Too many people are dragging ass at work the day after anyway; give them all a chance to recover.

2. Eliminate the week between the conference championships and th Super Bowl, so we have one less week of supefulous B.S. to deal with.

3. Make the starting time of Sunday and Monday night football early enough so you don't have to stay up during the wee small hours of the morning to see the end of the game.

4. Reduce the length of the preseason to three games.

Remember: I'm Psycho, and damn proud of it! Elect a Cat to the White House!

Mud,

While I love watching football, I don't really think extending it 10 weeks is a good idea. By the time the season got to the playoffs, the players would be so worn down that the post season play would suffer. I also don't want to turn the NFL into the NBA or NHL, where they play a virtually meaningless refgular season and then start a half season of playoffs.

Actually, with the stress level at my job recently, I've been thinking a lot about living in either Montana or Wyoming! However, think I'll stick to the East for now...I like being where I can get to a AAA baseball game without driving for days.