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Cranky Cuss

Cranky Cuss
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I am the author of "Send In the Clown Car: The Road to the White House 2012," currently available on Amazon and CreateSpace. I'm currently semi-retired after 23 years in a corporate environment. My motto: The conventional wisdom has too much convention, not enough wisdom. Corollary: Even Einstein was wrong sometimes, and you're not Einstein.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 6:21PM

An OSer for President!

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Mary Ann Sorrentino has a "20 Questions" post up this afternoon. Her last question was: "If you had the power to simply appoint the next president, whom would you name?"  Being a certified idiot, I decided to name somebody from OS as our next President, and I immediately thought of Lezlie, who has the intelligence, demeanor and judgment I'd want in a chief executive, and of Scanner, who has the passion and the ability to call them as he sees them. 

After posting the comments, I immediately thought of two others: Torman, who may be more conservative than I am but has the wisdom and common sense that is often lacking in D.C., and Nikki Stern, whose book, Because I Say So, is full of a clarity and balance that is also often lacking.

Anyone else on OS that you would want to see addressing a joint session of Congress?   And don't brown-nose me by invoking my name - I have skeletons the size of a T. Rex in my closet!

 

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Couldn't get any better than Torman and Scanner. What a ticket. Wisdom and Wiseass--how's that for a campaign slogan?
I don't know as I dislike anyone here enough to wish that job on them with the possible exception of Gordo. Awful as his politics are, he'd still be better than Perry methinks. I'm often asked to run for something, to which I have a stock reply: I thot you were my friend.
I like wisdom and smart ass. Isn’t that the way it should be with the pres, being, well all presidential and the v-p, as smart as in chief, calling out the opposition every chance they had!!! Sounds like gold! So do we signatures or what? How do we get a Torman/Scanner ticket!
I'm sure glad you came up with some alternatives, Crankster (and great ones, I might add.) I wouldn't last ten minutes in Washington, D.C. Before the sun sets on inauguration day I most likely will have committed some faux pas having to do with speaking my mind. So "I will not seek and I cannot accept the nomination." But I love you for the thought.
I like the scanner/Torman ticket. I also nominate Doc Spud for
Surgeon General and jane smithie for Secretary of State.
I want to see her birth certificate.
Won't happen, Con, because then we'd know her age!
I wouldn't last 10 minutes in DC without applying a cast iron frying pan to someone's skull to pound some sense into them so nobody nominate me other than head of the Secret Service. *Grins Evilly*
Steve Klingaman or Tom Cordle would suit me fine. Too bad about your skeletons Cranky. That's what comes from partying with Gary Hart and Edward Kennedy.
I wouldn't wish that job on my worst enemy...well, except maybe...wait, it will take me awhile to decide which of the bunch is worst. Certainly wouldn't a skinhead, because half the fun of watching a president is watching him or her go gray.
Great thoughtful piece but I thought you liked the people on OS. Why would you wish the presidency on any of them?

You do have highly creative posts, I'll say that much.
Geeze Cranky, me and Scanner? The tabloids would have a field day with that ticket. I would never run for any office because my skeletons have skeletons and they all stay in a closet the size of most houses.

Of course what we need with the economy in such sad shape is a Cheap Bastid for president and a wise man with a good grasp of history so I say let's get Walter Blevins for President and AtHomePilgrim for vice-president. Now there's a ticket I could get behind.

Besides, I'm a native Texan and we all know those guys are to ignorant to hold office. :-)
Tor is on to something here. Cheap Bastid and Pilgrim would make a terrific ticket, as far as I'm concerned, so long as they didn't promise a chicken in every pot.
Pot for every chicken? Umm, yeah, that would work.
I'll take this as a compliment Cuss, hah! Tor was talking about skeletons in his closets, you could build a dinosaur the size of Argentinosaurus (don't ya' just love Google) with just the bones that I remember. But you're right about L, and Tor and Nikki and a few others I could think of with common sense, one being you. Thank ya' cuz!!
You have some fine nominations. I would toss some additional hats into the ring- Spudman, Lea Lane, Steve Blevins, bbd, Freaky Troll to name a few.
I have often told Sagemerlin he should step up to the challenge.
I would say, "I'm being left out by the Koo-el Kids in the OS community, AGAIN!", but that's okay because I can't run for President because I wasn't born here.

Besides me and some of my friends are planning to take everything south of Palm Beach County and declare it a new country. Just as soon as we can find a big enough circular saw. Now where's my Sears catalog?
"Nanaheehee" up there is rather single-minded ain't he? It's kinda sad that an alter ego created for the sole purpose of parodying me doesn't have the nuts to drop by my blog.
I recommend whomever is nominated from OS run like the wind in the other direction!
Talk about NO WAY TO WIN!!!!
Still...interesting conversation!
My skeletons are nakie and therefore, transparent. I'm your guy...girl, girl-guy...don't ask me why...I could be the first gramma prez who writes dirty poetry? What? Yuh huh!
Steve Blevins--no contest.
I'd probably have to go with either Bellwether Vance or Bea Spitznogel just to lighten things up a little.
Mimetalker: If Tink were President, I'd start a pool for how many days it would be before they appointed a Special Prosecutor!
Just Kathy, if You have LadyMiko as Your running mate, You have my vote, and what a slogan to run on:

"TWO Nakies in the White House - a fresh approach to governance."

-R-
I'll stay quiet 'cause my vote won't count ... being from the other side of world and all. But just so you know ... we're interested!!!
I'm your man! Unlike many OSers, I can talk out of BOTH sides of my mouth!
I would send Matt Paust to a city where nobody understands anybody anyway!
If you won't consider Tink for Prez, how about Secretary of State? (He would have to promise not to pee in the bushes out of D.C.) Just think, he could draw all the negative press away from the Prez onto his shinanigans! The press would LOVE LOVE LOVE him!
Well, I'd say Kosh.. except that I have a suspicion that he'd be backing up Ms Raptor with.. oh, a marble rolling pin I suppose, before the first day was out ;).

Naw, I think I'll skip nominating/appointing anyone, wouldn't want them coming back to haunt (murdermeinmysleep) me after they left DC.

:D

Rated for the thought that counts.
I nominate Samuel Podd. He's just the man to kick certain politicians I dislike in the nuts. After he did that a few times, things would start getting done!
Thank you, Algis, for throwing my hat in the ring. I was surprised that no one else did....but I am much better at throwing brickbats than I am at catching them. Alas, unlike those of you who merely think you have disqualifying skeletons in your closets, I was actually named on the House Unamerican Activities List - because I asked to be when they put some friends of mine on the list.

But, since I am actually looking for work, I would probably have to accept the post if someone offered it to me. It pays well, has a killer health plan, and you never have to go through those stupid security checks at the airport.

But for sheer erudition and common sense, Koshersalaami would get my vote but, being Jewish, like me, he wouldn't stand a chance.
I wanna see Con's B-C. r.
"Mimetalker: If Tink were President, I'd start a pool for how many days it would be before they appointed a Special Prosecutor!"

1 day!!

:D

Mr. Podd says, he'd LOVE to be prez --- he already has a bitching satin suit to wear and everything!! :D
Tink. Oh come on - Run.
You can go loot in Iraq.
Take a donkey to ride.
Rob libraries and paw.
Visit Porn Shops too.
Steal Fax machines.
We just bumped.
Shave whiskers.
Rin with older
Sage Merlin.
He's grieved.
See his face.
It bourbon?
No- burden.
He worries.
He cares.
Tink Vp!