Not Happening

The big news in Montana over the weekend was the visit of <a href="http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/04/06/news/state/23-election_g.txt">Barack Obama</a> and <a href="http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/04/07/news/state/22-election_g.txt">Hillary Clinton</a> to the state. There were numerous newspaper stories, TV stories and blog reports about the events they were in all over the place this weekend. I couldn't get any news without running into them. The people that were going all seemed very enthused and excited to be going even though most of it meant long lines and large crowds.<br />n<br />nThis brought a question into my mind. "Is there anybody I would stand in line to see or be enthused at seeing speak?" The short answer is NO. I can't think of anybody alive or dead that I would be enthused as these people were about seeing speak. <br />n<br />nI guess I am too jaded. Hillary and Obama are just people like I am. They might specialize in gaining political power where I specialize in ranching, but they are nothing special about them over me. That's the way I feel about everybody else too. There is nobody I can imagine that I think is special enough to go out of my way, let alone stand in long, crowded lines, too see.<br />n<br />nI'm sure the people who went were very happy they did but it's not happening for me. UI just can't get that excited about such things.<br />n<br />n<strong>You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies – and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well. Bob Geldof </strong>