Mark Mathu wrote:
I pose this question to the group: Who is a better Drunken Bastard -- Bob Dole or Bill Clinton? Perhaps an independent candidate?Good question. Personally, I think both Dole and Clinton are bloodless swine who'd probably turn down that second bottle of wine with dinner. But if I had to choose between the two of 'em, I'd probably have to go with Clinton, too. While he'd probably turn out to be a lightweight, he does strike as the kind of guy who'll gladly buy round after round of beers during a ball game, hoping that generosity will make you like him.
Dole, on the other hand, is a surly son of a bitch to start with, so I'm pretty sure that once he's got a snootfull of rotgut in him, he'll be re-enacting the Battle of the Bulge, lurching about, yelling about how "I'm a goddamned war hero, and I'll kick any fucker's ass with my one good arm!" Then you'll have to try and calm him down while everybody gives you that embarrassed look you give somebody whose dad is out of control and very sad.
All in all, though, I'd like to see a real maniac in office, an American Yeltsin, if you will. Ex-Texas Governer Ann Richards would be fun, since she's a woman (that'll piss off most of the conservatives), she's rumored to be a lesbian (that'll piss off most of the straight people), she definitely enjoys her cocktails (that'll piss off the self-righteous), and she's quick with the one-line insults (that'll piss off most anybody left). Okay, we'll not elect a woman president while I'm alive. In that case, I think we need to start looking through the lists of Louisiana's elected officials to see who we can support as a write-in candidate. Any state that allows drive-through liquor stores to sell "drinks to go" can surely put up a proper DB as a presidential candidate.
Dave (BDK)
Honing his political skills....