With Election Day upon us, I must admit I’m relieved. Not because I think a new legislature will necessarily remedy all of our nation’s problems but because I’m so unbelievably annoyed with the political ad campaigns I want to run alright… For the hills!

I’m in marketing, I understand advertising; it’s about getting the message out… And I hear ya – LOUD AND CLEAR!! My mailbox has never seen so much action, my phone rings at all hours and I can’t get through an hour of television without at least 5 commercials bashing one politician or degrading the other. Not to mention ALL the media coverage – articles, debates, polls… OH MY!!! What information are we even getting from these slanderous ads?! Just give me a good reason to vote FOR you, not a million reasons why I shouldn’t vote for your opponent. I’m all for freedom of speech but this, my fellow Americans, is ridiculous!

Just think, with all the wasted money they sink into these obnoxious campaigns, they could fix the budget crisis AND save the rain forest! In the iniquitous words of Abraham Lincoln: “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.”

Happy Election Day!