Stupid stuff is said and done all the time. We are human after all, and mistakes happen. Here's my number one D'oh! of the week.
"Let me just clarify: You're telling me that the separation of church and state is found in the First Amendment?" ~ Republican Senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell on October 19, 2010.
Let me be frank: Just because you think that most, if not all, politicians are dirty doesn't mean that you should nominate any random person for elective office. Don't get me wrong, I don't like either major political party and would love for a quick-witted, honest, and open candidate to run as a third-party option. The problem is that most people with those characteristics are too smart to get swooped into politics, at least at the national level. So, on election day, it becomes a choice between the lesser of two evils.
This year is all about getting even, finding someone to blame for the economic mess. Some of the CEOs and executives at financial institutions, and some of the government bureaucrats, need to be held accountable for their action (or inaction). We have changed the laws and regulations, and hopefully we'll be better equipped to prevent this type of exuberance in the future. (It is debatable whether we will actually learn any lessons.)
But we really need to move on--focus on rebuilding the country as a way to emerge from the recession. Yes, bridges and roads need repair, but what about reemerging as a global leader in innovations--both design and implementation? (That means opening our borders to the best and brightest from all over the world. It also means that the government needs to stop spending money on wars/conflicts/weapons and instead invest it in technological developments.)
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