Odessa

I would really like to see the following question asked of all the pathetic . . . I mean presidential candidates: "What job(s) did you have that didn't require a suit?"

I do not currently work at a job that is physically demanding for crap pay, but I did. I worked at a supermarket, a fast food restaurant and an answering service, and as a flagger and bartender. I have a clue what it is like. I think we should expect no less of our leader and chief. Many people in this country work for crappy wages and crappy (if any) benefits. I think back to G.W. Senior and how he didn't know what a bar-code was. I want a president who has a clue what the little people do. Some of us come home grimy and physically broken at the end of the day. Some of use could use a really good foot massage. Some of us want to slap our petty boss who is a nasty bastard to their staff because they can be and he/she knows we need the job. Some of us endure the mind numbing frustration that is "rush-hour". Some of us just want to get warm/cool because we work outside and it is too hot/too cold. The list goes on.

Even now with a good job, I frequently come home with my eyes burning from reading reports and/or my back hurting from lugging my laptop and luggage with me on a business trip. I'm not saying president is easy, but he gets way more help then we do.

Presidential candidates can wear all the plaid and fleece they want, it still doesn't mean they know what the citizens in this country do everyday. So, presidential hopeful, ever had a little dirt (or worse) under those neatly manicured nails?