Well, the campaign and election of 2014 have finally come and gone. I don’t know about you, but I am exhausted — and this was an off-year election.

The constant “robo-calls,” unending streams of TV and radio ads. The landslide of mailers and campaign fliers arriving in our mailbox, none of which makes it past the trash bin in my garage, regardless of candidate. I determine what I chose to accept.

All right. All right. All right. I am convinced. They are all the devil. This campaign saturation has shown me that there wasn’t a respectable person in the entire state running for office. All the candidates are evil, selfish, disingenuous, biased bullies who don’t mean a word they say. See they convinced me. Hmm, maybe I’m only half kidding about that one.

We often hear: “Let’s get the money out of politics and campaigning.” How’s this for an idea? Restrict all campaigning to personal appearances and print media. Signs, billboards, palm cards and even those dreaded mailers, OK. No more electronic media. By restoring the peace to TV, radio and our phones, we will be insulated in our homes once again, and it won’t cost so much for a candidate to run his or her campaign. That should get a big chunk of money out of politics right there.

Yeah, I know, that’s a pipe dream.

Oh, well, say hello to my little friends: the mute button and his partner, the caller ID.

What’s that? It’s only two years until the presidential election? The campaign starts, when? Hey, honey, have we got extra batteries for the remote?

Greg Theriault

Skowhegan

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