So, here I am, my first real attempt at blogging. I'm calling my blog "I should be President" because, well, I should be President. Of, you know, America. I would do a good job, honest I would. From where I sit, a lot of things need changing, and I'm not sure I can trust anyone else to do the job. All it seems to take is common sense and a clear idea of right and wrong. Yet, who among our politicians have both of those? They don't, but I do, so vote for me.
I'll be writing here about the things I will do when I become president. If you agree, then vote for me when the time comes. If you don't, let me know, and I'll talk you in to my way of thinking.
Here they are, in no particular order. There will be more in later posts, along with other things I want to say, many of which will have nothing to do with my being president, but stuff I need to get out there anyway, often presented in run-on sentences, like this one, with lots of commas, and no end in sight, until, maybe, now.
First thing I will do when I get elected? So many choices, as so many things are messed up. But, since I will be President, I'll focus on what is important to me.
No Smoking
That's right, it's going to be illegal. I thought about raising the tax to like $400 a pack, but thought let's start this presidency off right. Smoking has to go. There is no justification for it. It hurts you, it hurts others, it's a drain on the economy, it makes use of resources to grow it, manufacture it, deliver it, market it, etc. that all could be better used on something else. Think about it, if there was no tobacco, and someone invented it tomorrow, would it be legal? No, it wouldn't. If you smoke, sorry, quit. It can be done. If you work in the tobacco industry, find another job. You should be ashamed of yourself anyway, working to make something that kills people for profit. If you own stock, see above. If you are a congressman from North Carolina that is in the pocket of Big Tobacco Lobby, then you should have cigars shoved up your.... Hold on, there, you get the picture. One of my goals for this blog is to try and keep it clean. Hard to do when discussing Big Tobacco and Congressmen, but I will try.
By the way, if you are wondering why I care, smoking killed my dad. His lungs rotted at 52. Was he forced to smoke, no. Did having the stuff for sale make it easier for him? Yes. So, since I will be President, my father dying young will change an entire industry and lifestyle, and that is as it should be, as governmental decisions should be made by people of conscience based on their convictions.
Besides, it smells.
Next time, SUV's, cell phones, and the war in Iraq.
Old Robert, the future leader of the free world.
