John's Blog

Once again, I'm nostalgic for a simpler time. Back when if you were using the words "Bush" and "incompetent" in the same sentence, you were likely to be talking about our 44th Veep Dan Quayle. You remember him, the guy who admonished a New Jersey student over his spelling of the word potato?

When he was picked to be on the ticket, many criticized him for his lack of experience and for using his connections to get out of serving in Vietnam via a National Guard stint. While in office, he was constantly ridiculed as being a lightweight and being unable to handle the job. His run for the Presidency in 2000 fizzled since Republicans picked another candidate who had none of that baggage. Go figure.