Not Another Presidential Ad

It’s not even November and I’m sure many are already sick of the politically-driven ads and mudslinging. Some of the nonsense is entertaining, if you like that kind of thing, but most is just irritating. But regardless your political ties and beliefs, it seems like everyone has an opinion about the president. We treat them like soiled tissue; unloading the nation’s and the world’s problems on them and tossing them aside once another promise-maker comes along with a better slogan. But if you know anything about the presidency, you’ve got to realize how ludicrous it is to assume that so many problems of 308 million people lies on the back of only one person.

Take one common issue that easily flames debate: unemployment. There’s no doubt that the president’s actions, the programs he heads up or pushes for funding, or the policies he puts into place affects large swathes of people and whether or not these people keep or lose their jobs. But to say that the president is solely responsible for the all people unemployed is ridiculous. In fact the health of an economy is far more dictated by interest rates, which the president doesn’t control, and the enterprising efforts – or the lack of efforts – of millions rather than the actions of one person.

Nevertheless, presidents have been and will likely always be judged by factors he or she has no control over. Of course it’s always easier blaming a highly visible target than yourself for your personal woes.

And this is why I strongly recommend the following:
1. Go out to a store and buy a teddy bear.
2. Bring said bear home and give him a name, like Ralph.   
3. And then whenever anything bad happens in your life, just blame Ralph. In fact, if it’s particularly bad, just totally rip into old Ralphie. Give him a few whacks to the head and dropkick him across the room for good measure.

You may wonder why I’m recommending that you do such terrible things to a cute, fluffy teddy bear. Well… why not? It’s about as affective as blaming the president. Plus, it’s a better way to get your aggression out without being tackled by secret service personnel for dropkicking an actual president.