Election Season

It is election season – the kind where the local elections dominate. Always interesting.

We have been seeing signs for a candidate that say, simply, “Vote for Edwin." I’m a left a little short on information. For what position is Edwin striving? In what district? What does he stand for and why should I vote for him?

Edwin declines to say. He just keeps putting up signs – seemingly adopting the Burma Shave approach, with multiple signs every 20 yards along the roadway. Only Edwin’s signs always say the same thing: Vote for Edwin. True to the current American thinking, Edwin seems to believe that ‘awareness’ is everything. Madison Ave says ‘name recognition’ and Edwin prints more signs. Bless his heart. I hope he gets elected to something.

Jack Short has a different approach. His signs inform us that he is a Democrat, running for Council in District 11 and that he is against corporate fraud. (Lot of good that is going to do him as a Councilman, in my opinion, but what do I know?) The only trouble is that Jack has so much information on HIS sign (just the 2’ square plastic-thingy-that-goes-on-a-light-stick-in-the-ground sort of sign - like Edwin's) that you have to park at the corner and walk back to read it – or hope that you are in line for a red light. Better concept, perhaps, but poor execution once again.

In Kentucky there was a guy running for ‘Jailer’ – his name was Hank and he purported to be “Firm, but Fair” on his sign. There you go – what more could you ask of a Jailer?

So, this is the kind of information on which we base our vote?

Is there hope for our Republic?