Not your mother's waffles...

Waffle:

1. Vacillate, flip-flop, yo-yo
2. Empty or pretentious words: Tripe

3. Politicians on a daily basis.
(Miriam-Webster Dictionary with additions from the author)

It's hard being a political junkie.  It's very much like watching a car crash: you desperately want to look away but you just can't--even though it's making your stomach hurt--and you sort of feel like crying--and you're suddenly questioning your humanity and the humanity of all those around you.

So after years of trying to contain these feelings of despair and desperation, I have discovered the only way to continue fully participating in our nation's political system without completely losing my faith in everything. I have to mock it mercilessly.

In preparation for beginning to publish my own political humor blog I took to the internet to get a better feel for the territory.  What I learned was that most of today's political humor falls into two, often overlapping, categories: painfully, obviously partisan and downright cruel.

Therefore my goal in this blog is two-fold:
1. Catharsis.  Honestly, I don't think I can watch another political debate without making jokes about it and not pull my hair out.  (It's called a debate for a reason Mr. Gingrich. You're actually supposed to argue. That's the point.)
2. To provide a moderate, satirical voice out there for everyone who thinks that maybe, just maybe, stupidity knows no political boundaries.

I must admit that, come election time, I vote pretty solidly Democratic.  Yet while I may agree with many liberal ideals, politicians are politicians and therefore, quite stupid a lot of the time.

In conclusion, I hope this blog is going to help me not become insane as well as maybe keeping a few other people from going insane.  It might even be kind of fun. Maybe you'll laugh. We can only hope.

New posts will be published every Monday at the very least. 


Since this blog is very much a work in progress I welcome suggestions or tips! Feel free to submit any comments or questions about the content and format.


Cait


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