Ted Rall for December 31, 2012

I’m sure that there are any number of other qualified potential presidential candidates out there.The problem is that all of the ones who have mentioned their intent to run have their foot so firmly in their mouth that they can sit on it.

It’s been said before, and in view of the past year’s primaries, it looks more true than ever; anybody who actually wants the job should be prevented from getting near it!Maybe we should institute a draft, with some minimum qualifications, and a random selection (with Open-Source code for the Random bit). No party apparatus need apply.

Master: I agree with the early announcement prohibition! Now if we could get the (non)liberal media to stop their whore-mongering it might work!

I think we should do the draft like the NBA- every state gets ping pong balls in proportion to their electoral votes, let them trade up or down and sell tickets. We could have Ryan Secrest as the emcee!

Let’s just cut to the chase: Chelsie Clinton and Beau Biden vs the Bush twins!

In a country with 311,000,000 people, only the descendants of King Edward I of England are winning the White House. I think this is because they are genetically predisposed toward ambition, organization, and managing countries because Edward was descended from all the kings and queens who attained power across the landscape of Europe from Lisbon to Moscow the previous 800 years going back to his ancestors the Merovingians of France.

Hey, I know. Let’s repeal the Congressional act that bans a sitting president from holding office for more that two terms and then Obama can run, again!! I can see it now: Obama for President 2016!!

It is way too freakin’ early to be talking about 2016.

And considering that Hilary’s health is not the best as it should be, she’s probably out of the running.

Besides, I already made up my mind in this one and I’m going to write in “Tickle” from Discovery Channel’s “Moonshiners” for President in 2016.

Just like in elections before, it really doesn’t matter who wins, I always lose.

Please excuse Mr. Ima’s comments.He has a small fragment of brain lodged in his skull.

Romney would also have been disqualified, as he was running in 2008. BTW: some right wing pundits have already said Obama will try to overturn things to run in 2016. Paranoia much?

Ghengis Khan’s plan sounds good

In every presidential election, one child of the losing candidate will be bred with a child of the winning candidate, to produce a grandchild with both bloodlines (to be raised by the winner’s family – elections have consequences). Eventually, this will produce a pool of the Political Elite from whom future candidates will be drawn. Ultimately, a Kwisatz Haderach candidate will arise who, by either acclamation or demonstration Divine Favor, will command ultimate authority in the name of the Greater Good.

In the shorter term, I can unequivocally state that I do not want to be elected president in 2016, I’m not going to seek the job, and if I’m elected anyway I won’t be happy about it but I’ll grudgingly perform the job to the best of my abilities.