With this bunch of clowns the choice is more obvious than ever. /nt

[still_one]

[gkhouston]

1. And begs the question: Why is the President pretending these are serious

people with ideas worth taking seriously?

[Motown_Johnny]

2. so people will look at them, and then turn out to vote for him

[gkhouston]

3. Politically, I don't see an advantage in pretending an opponent's

really lousy idea has any merit. That gives your opponent the opportunity to say, "but he supports my policies!" It makes more sense to call a bad idea a bad idea and explain why it's not going to work.