If you’re like most people with an internet connection you check in a few times a day to see what news might be of interest to you.

I don’t remember where I read it but I saw a headline Monday stating campaign workers are suffering from campaign fatigue. Welcome to my world. I don’t know how they could have kept pace for so long now anyway. There oughta be a law. Nominations and elections compressed into sixty days with real debates between the candidates of both parties participating at the same time.

Maybe then we could actually decide who the best candidate is according to our political beliefs.

It’s also in the news that the former governor of New Jersey, a chauffer and the soon-to-be ex-wife were involved in three-way sex before the marriage. In addition, the new governor of New York had barely been sworn in when he and his wife of 16 years announced they had a bumpy spot in their marriage and each engaged in extra-marital sex at the time.

Paul McCartney’s wife of about four years walked off with about $50 million on Monday and is whining to the press.

I’ve been married over 40 years. My aunt living with us was married over 50 years. We all hit bumpy spots in our marriages, but none of us had extra-marital affairs.

Unless physical or mental abuse is involved any bumps in a marriage can be smoothed out if the couple are really dedicated to their vows.

Naturally there are some exceptions. Some people were just never meant to be married to each other and staying together “for the good of the children” is not the solution. Get out as soon as you realize it has gotten to the point you have irreconcilable differences and stay friends for the sake of the children.

I don’t want to hear people in campaigns complaining of campaign fatigue when they have enabled the disease they have, and I really don’t care who goes to bed with whom as long as it doesn’t involve me or my husband.

Maybe future presidential aspirants will wait until the traditional time to start campaigning next time if we get some kind of common sense into our electoral system.

Now it looks as though there will be a floor fight over the seating of the Florida Democratic delegation in Denver because they dared vote so close to Iowa and New Hampshire.

Maybe after the election the parties and states can work out one day of a national primary. Give it your best shot and if you win, fine. If you lose, well them’s the breaks.

But keep your body to yourself until or unless you get married again, and for goodness’ sake, if you are a public official don’t tell everyone in the world you lack morals.

Written by ~J~

2 Responses to “Campaign and Sex Fatigue”

1. Sue says:

   March 18, 2008 at 1:02 am

   Good piece J.

   I’m glad your brain is not on auto pilot as mine seems to have a mind of its own at the moment.?

   Definitely agree on the campaign fatigue so called problem. I think the ones they are wearing out are the voters. I’ve said many times, one primary day, with no state given preferential treatment would solve many of the issues troubling the race this year.

   As for the infidelity issue, I love the excuses given no matter what the walk of life. Boy if we all had extra maritial affairs every time we hit a snag, the hotel business would be the most lucrative in the world.
2. ~J~ says:

   March 18, 2008 at 7:12 am

   My brain runs on automatic pilot all the time! That’s not good. =))