Nope, This One's Not from The Onion, Either

"Michelle Obama likes to razz her husband"

This AP(!) story includes this depressing (and semi-ridiculous) analysis from the academy:

"A political campaign is a popularity contest and convincing voters that candidates are likable is part of the program. Showing off their personal side is part of that, a lot like when former President Clinton used to play his saxophone, said F. Christopher Arterton, dean of George Washington University's graduate school of political management."

Well, voting for "likeable" got us into the Iraq disaster, and worse, folks. So this time around I say we skip the "likeable" part of the "campaign." C'mon, who's with me, America? Let's elect a president based on what the hell he/she says he/she will do in office -- with specifics! Let's forget about all this nonsense about who "leaves socks on the floor," and who we'd like "to have a beer with," and "who can bench press the most," and "who would personally torture detainees at Guantanamo Bay with his own, Mitt-Romney-like hands," etc.

Yeah, I know. Sounds crazy. Forget I mentioned it. Move along. Nothing to see here, folks. Nothing to see here. Just the remnants of a representative democracy choosing its leaders. Like I said: Nothing valuable to see here.

SFX: Sound of Shein sobbing