"You got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anythang," Aaron Tippen

Seth Godin has another *ding* moment. What makes this country great is the ability to find/do/enable/act/believe/endorse/be whatever is permissible by law and our Constitution.

Unfortunately, our political parties, however fundamentally different, seem to be the same. Completely non-committal, confusing, and horrifically purposeless. In effort to appeal to the masses, they (the candidates) are trying to not offend the masses. Questions are answered long-winded like a US History test when you don't know the answer. Lack of knowledge is never trumped by verbose ambiguity.

I predict this year's election will be the lowest voter turnout because the candidates seem apathetic to the masses. They are more concerned with the Washington Two-Step and avoiding "embarrassing" (since when are beliefs/morals embarrassing?) soundbites that will be used on The Daily Show.

To candidates: Answer the questions succinctly and simply. Foreign policy? How about domestic policy? What are the candidates going to do for the people of the US? Pro-choice or pro-life? That doesn't really matter because the POTUS doesn't make laws (check & balances simplified point) and has nothing to do with running the country. It's our Senators and House of Reps responsibility to make the laws. They are the ones who need to answer that question.

Many people are arguing our economy needs to be fixed. How about we fix the political party process while we're at it? Neither of the current candidates really will do the best job. The American public is stuck with the lesser of two evils.

What do I suggest? How about American Idol + The Apprentice style election? Seriously. A 20-week process where we learn about the candidates. After the first 10 weeks ends, "We the People" begin voting off the ones we don't like. Of course this depends on the accuracy of our voting process and the Electoral College. Eliminate the "Campaign Trail" and give the people access to candidates lives by showing how much time they spend with the real movers and shakers ($$$$). IDK, it's just an idea.