Politicians, cod, cop-outs, and Lionel Richie...

Dear Ms. Inquiry,


Why do politicians make people want to smack them in the face with a large cod?  


Requiring your KNOWLEDGE of a POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER,
Carp E. Diem




Dear Ms. Diem,

Before I answer your question, Imma apologize in advance for what is going to be somewhat of a half-assed blog entry.  I've had some thoughtful and even funny reflections lately, but I've been busy these past few weeks fixing my car, inspecting my car, finding out somebody I most likely don't even know keyed my car, and, of course, driving my car.  If my blog had four wheels and cost me thousands of dollars, I'd be updating it all night long.

Hey baby, it's just you, me, and the DMV

I imagine that very few people list "politicians" as one of their "likes" on Facebook.  As I mentioned in my previous post, even if people did like politicians, it would not be sufficient cause for them to "like" politicians, but even that is moot because I'm pretty sure that nobody likes "politicians" in general.  A few specific ones may be okay-- unspeakably awesome, even-- but most people I know, despite their political leanings, can agree upon one thing: most U.S. politicians could do with a swift bit of sea critter to the face.  (Which, incidentally, has a word for it: cornobbling.)

The big question is: why?  Why so many?  This is where Plato comes in.

STEP ASIDE!  Plato's gonna lay some knowledge on ya!

Actually, being as this is my blog, and I don't have to concern myself with things like philosophical integrity, academic accuracy, or anyone accusing me of taking myself seriously, Imma go ahead and criminally paraphrase Plato to the extent that I'll only use two words of a thing he said in The Republic.  Enjoy your fine education!

Those two words: "Philosopher king."

Think about it.  Don't you think the king should be the wisest person of all?  Who better to do politics than somebody endowed with the keys to THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE?  We all know how wise philosophers are.

So basically the problem is: people like Richard Nixon (example chosen to avoid political controversy!) get to run the country, while philosophers tend to content themselves with writing blogs about the epistemology of Facebook.

Which is to say, I'm turning 35 in 13 years.  START DISSEMINATING THIS BLOG NOW, AND GET OUT THE VOTE.