In a little less than a year we will go to the polls to elect a president and at the moment it’s hard to tell what will happen. It seems less than certain that President Obama will win re-election and the republicans are still fighting it out to see who will be nominated to run.

To be honest, I wish I could vote for none of the above. President Obama seems like a really nice guy and I really believe he means well, but I think he’s in way over his head. It’s hard to imagine how a guy who’s never met a payroll has been handed the keys to the most powerful kingdom in the history of the world. I wouldn’t say things are all his fault, but he doesn’t seem to be making any great strides in making things better either. 

As far as the republicans go, the entire group that’s trying to get the nomination make me wish for more. Each of the front runners, Gingrich, Romney, Perry, and Cain seem each be tools of varying degrees. Herman Cain sort of interested me until a procession of women had come out saying he harassed them. Despite some credibility issues, the more that jump on the band wagon, the harder it’s getting to believe he doesn’t have something to hide. 

I wish there was a candidate out there that was exciting and was able to really speak to the American people from the heart. Like usual, it seems like all the candidates can do is simply repeat talking points and say things they think people want to hear. Same old same old.

Congress is a joke, our budget is a disaster and it seems like the time is right for some true leader to emerge, but there is no such person on the horizon. I’ve been watching the candidates on the talk shows and reading things on the internet and frankly I can’t believe any of them has what it takes to do anything more than preside over the total dysfunction we are seeing now in our federal government. 

It’s hard to believe that in a country of 300+ million people these guys are the best we can find to lead us back to greatness.