Starbucking in Iowa

Nobody’s Opinion; This is nuts. American Idol was such a smash hit, that now the big boys have decided to put on its equivalent daily---American Candidates.

I don’t know about you, but I think everyone in the process is overdosing on caffeine. I wouldn’t doubt if Iowans were given free caffeine donuts before Thursday night. How else are you going to get them to go out, risking frostbite, and lost paychecks, just to go ‘caucusing’?

Caffeinate them with coffee and lots of hope…oh, and free babysitting.

The once manufacturing country of America is desperate. We've became a “service” nation. Now the “service” jobs are outsourced, and even Pizza’s Huts are closing shops. How else can you make a living?

Nobody’s building houses---nobody building businesses---but you can always get a job in the government, and if not, don’t worry. They will pay you anyway.

That’s their message.

And have you noticed? Not one of the top contending politicians in Iowa were talking about the most important subject of all to most of us who would like to buy a Starbucks once in a while…immigration. The reason they gave? There are no immigrants in Iowa.

What…immigrants pick grapes don’t they? Why not corn? Who’s keeping them out?

Politicians?

They also did touch the subject of global warming. Do you think the sub-zero weather had anything to do with it?

There were so many out-of town political pundits flying high on Starbucks in Iowa, that the locals, who skip coffee at Starbucks for the better bargain of two Happy Meals, will be getting energy rushes from the water supply alone.

So what does a sensible American think about this?

Let’s start with the Democrats---the party that on any other day makes fun of ‘ignorant’ farmers and ‘dumb’ rednecks.

Hillary is now an angel. I say that because in her last commercial her face was so spectacular the only thing missing was the halo. According to the locals…Hillary is cruel to chickens. Due to the huge corporate government subsidized farms which her husband helped put in, poor little chickens are freezing in their tiny little pens.

Hillary needed support, so the Mayor of Los Angeles flew out for coffee. The good news for her is---her PR has already got it covered. If Hillary comes in third place, she still wins.

I just love the Clintons.

Edwards on the other hand is being smart by talking about how the corporations are ruining our lives and getting rich off us --- true. He mentioned that Hillary is in bed with all the pharmaceuticals companies, but why he failed to mention that she also has big ties to China, is beyond me. The Saudi’s practically built her husband’s global institutional library. Not to mention, it was only a little while ago that we learned that she served on the board of Wal-Mart for years.

Obama…well, he’s playing it straight, but---how can you trust a man who “dishes” his white mother and grandparents who helped him become the obvious talent that he is, while continuing to call yourself black? His black father left him and his mother cold.

So, being a white mother myself, I don’t appreciate it.

It’s not a racial issue; it’s a truth and respect issue.

On the Republicans;

Romney is a billionaire who will spend half his money to become president, which makes you wonder. Just how bright is that? Either he is an idiot, or he knows his billions will multiply into trillions. A Mormon who claims he is a one-woman man, but endorses a religion who agrees with Islam. Men should have multiply wives, and these wives should stay quiet. The whole state of Utah is rooting for him.

Huckabee---well, I keep looking for Bill Clinton, who is a good friend of the old boy. I can just hear Bill saying, “Go play the bass on Leno, Huck. Hey…it got me elected!"

I look for Huckabee to be the Clintons’ third party choice.

McCain has given it up and moved on to New Hampshire, and Thompson, in this world of entertainment, just didn’t take enough coffee breaks.

And then there’s Rudy. Since only 85 per-cent of Republicans vote in Iowa, he seems to have made the best move.

This is only the beginning folks. We have a whole year of American Candidate coming. I suggest buying stock in Starbucks and Ambien.

We gotta make a living somehow.