The Forgotten Spectacle

One of the most overlooked spectacles in our culture is the entire process of selecting our leaders. Honestly, we spend hundreds of millions of dollars and spend enormous amounts of time when it comes to voting for President of the United States. And rightfully so. They are considered the most powerful people in the world. Judging from the past two elections, we should try not to fuck up again. As we have seen, the consequences can be dire for our nation and the world.

Other democracies (using this term loosely), like Russia, spend 27 days on their election. That's the stepchild month of February! Our candidates spend years running for president. It's like the playoffs. Each candidate has to win their party's primaries. This is like the conference championship. Then they go onto the finals in the actual race for the presidency. And along the way, there are setbacks, momentum shifts, mudslinging, and good old fashion bickering. Nowhere else has this type of intensity in terms of sheer entertainment factor with respect to elections. Honestly, its more entertaining than the 2 month playoff "drama" that the NBA puts on.

So, periodically we'll try to give updates on the current election and our meaningless opinions and the stories as they unfold. Don't sweat, we're not going to go into politics per se, but we'll try to enlighten you and lighten the mood on events surrounding the battle for the White House as the year drags on. Hopefully you enjoy!