I had gardening class today. We got a late start because of a change in the schedule of one of the presenters. Evidently most people didn't read the email that notified us of the change and most arrived at the regular time, that is they arrived early. I, on the other hand, showed up on time. The down side for me is that I had to take a seat in front of a woman I call The World's Foremost Expert. TWFE for short. TWFE is probably a nice enough person when she isn't trying to demonstrate how smart she is. Unfortunately, Smartypants is the only role I know her in. So there I sat, stuck in the maximum auditory zone of her chatter. The woman has an opinion on every subject that she freely shares and when not sharing, keeps up a steady stream of comments with the woman who sits next to her. A woman I might add, who thinks TWFE is just super-duper smart. Next week, I get there real early and sit in the back row. I don't know about you, but I am convinced that almost every man or woman in the United States holding public office is a crook. At least by the standards of us regular people. Case in point. Sen. Barrack Obama, Washington outsider and the man who would be Lincoln, received campaign contributions of $2300 each from the nieces and nephews of a big-money donor named Elrick Williams. The nieces and nephews are ages 2, 9, 13, 13 and 13. I don't know about you, but when I was 13 I didn't have cash to throw at a presidential candidate. Not to be outdone, Gov. Mitt Romney has received the same amount from at least one 15-year-old. Obama's campaign has expressed shock at this development and promises to return the dough. they want it known that they have standards and that in the future they will not accept cash from those younger than 15. Do you know any 15-year-olds who would voluntarily part with $2300 for a candidate? The Times last week revealed that Sen. Clinton received a lot of donations from busboys, waiters and other service workers in Chinatown. It seems the party bosses are ordering everyone to pony up or else. These folks figure $2300 to keep their jobs is the cost of doing business. I for one, have had it with these people. What in the world would be the point in caring who is elected to what office, when they are all bought and paid for by someone? Often the same someone. Wait, I may run for something. My slogan could be "Vote for Sneed, He's Not Smart Enough To Be A Crook". Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky