My candidate is out. My new candidate is...

Fred is out. America said it wanted a candidate that didn’t speak in sound bites. Fred spoke in long paragraphs. America said it didn’t want a slick packaged Pol. No one ever called Fred slick. Republicans complained that there was no real conservative in the race. Fred was the most conservative candidate. So for whatever reason, Fred didn’t catch on though he seemed to embody what the people said they wanted in a Pol.

So Fred’s out and now I’m all in for Mitt Romney. I’m sure my support and the $25 donation that goes with it along with the consideration of the 3 people that check this page from time to time will push Romney over the top. Look for a special news conference from Mitt announcing Lex’s support later today.

Now Fred is running for Vice President. I suppose that’s OK. But I hope the Rep nominee will look outside of the traditional field for a running mate. Former Maryland Lt Gov Michael Steele would be a good pick. Steele is a black man with a quick wit and an affable personality. He’d be a good Rep off-set to Obama. Condi Rice might be a good choice. How about a military guy in the mold of a Gen James Mattis or Gen James Jones or Gen Charles Krulack? No, it is no coincidence that they are all Marines. How about taking a risky political position and bringing on a captain of industry? You know a Mitt Romney type that has actually accomplished something other than raising money for the next political campaign.

Why is it that we always go to the class of people who have gotten us in to the mess to bail us out? We seem to value the judgment of pandering Pols over people who actually know and have accomplished something in their lives. And, the longer the Pols have been around to screw things up, the more we seem to be for them.

I guess no average successful guy would want the public anal exam that goes along with public political life. So we get stuck with a class of people who not only don’t mind the finger of public scrutiny probing every orifice of their persona public and private but seem to revel in it. Is that a good thing?