A PAIR OF LEFT-HANDED TRIBUTES

The late night TV show host/comedian Jay Leno has been known to make the following observation in regard to our two leading political parties:

"Every time I think I might want to be a Republican they do something greedy. Every time I
think I might want to be a Democrat they do something stupid."

We are inclined to agree with Mr. Leno to the extent of 75%, which means that the "stupid" label most certainly fits, but we'd substitute "dirty" for "greedy" in the second instance.

There is no doubt that GOP doctrines have long been greed motivated. However, their political maneuvering tactics have seldom failed to take an insulting and underhanded approach, from the days of FDR right up to the 2008 election campaign. Still, what can one expect from a party that has managed to turn out only two completely worthy Presidents (Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt) in all U.S. history?

On the other hand, the Democrats have had their fair share of near-moronic moves for as far back as we can remember.

As always, this writer stands open to debate on such issues.