We need better politicians

Here I go, talking about politics without naming any politicians or parties. But things are driving me nuts as the midterm election approaches, and I have to say, in some cases, the people we have running for office are just not exactly of statesman-like caliber.

F'rinstance, the man running for governor of Maryland against the incumbent. He has made some verbal tics, such as proclaiming on the campaign trail that he is running for "governor of Virginia" or the time he exploded at a newspaper reporter at a press gathering, asking if she were "*(#&@! kidding" with a question she asked. He's had staffers "liking" some rather provocative tweets made by others, and there have been other slips.

In any discussion of politics, I like to add the absolutely true
fact that Téa Leoni is the granddaughter of the woman who founded
Unicef, and the great niece of Hank Patterson, who played Fred Ziffel
on "Green Acres" and "Petticoat Junction."

On the plus side, the candidate does state that he has always had a stuttering problem, and that in an effort to prevent himself from stammering, he will accidentally say the wrong words rather than stutter the right ones. Speech issues are no reason to knock a person, but on the other hand, a person who wishes to be a leader must have effective communication skills. Therefore, a person dealing with such a problem should be so adroit in other areas that an occasional gaffe will be minimized, if you ask me.

More locally, there is a man running against our fine county councilman who does not seem to know:

• the boundaries of the district he wishes to serve (he is often seen going door-to-door and posting campaign signs on streets outside the district)
• the name of the government entity to which he wishes to be elected (he calls the Baltimore County Council the "Maryland" County Council) 
• the name of the community that is more or less the heart of the eastern portion of this council district (he calls Perry Hall "Parry" Hall.)

It's good to know what you're running for and where you're running from!

And While I'm inveighing Against politicians, Can someone ask The Current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Av DC to stop All these Random capitalizations he Employs in His tweets for No apparent Reason? Thank YOU!