Perhaps we should just auction off the presidency to the highest bidder, with all bids, successful or not, being used to pay down the debt. Cutting out all the middle men, the election would probably come out exactly the same, and accomplish some good by raising money for the nation instead of for the media and Madison Avenue. Why pretend that public offices aren’t marketed, packaged, bought and sold? And no, I am not being serious in this post or the last. My tongue is in my cheek. But, on the other hand …
Perhaps we should just auction off the presidency to the highest bidder, with all bids, successful or not, being used to pay down the debt. Cutting out all the middle men, the election would probably come out exactly the same, and accomplish some good by raising money for the nation instead of for the media and Madison Avenue. Why pretend that public offices aren’t marketed, packaged, bought and sold? And no, I am not being serious in this post or the last. My tongue is in my cheek. But, on the other hand …