THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION has begun...

A few days ago, a friend sent me an email with a photo of a vehicle with a bumper sticker plastered on the back end. The bumper sticker: 2016 Hillary Clinton Michelle Obama. I thought, wow...the 2016 POTUS campaign has already begun.

Then, the more I thought about it, I realized that could be a very powerful presidential ticket, and the Republicans will have to be very careful about selecting their candidates...

Whoever took that photo to send out by email and other sources, knowingly or unknowingly probably unleashed a karmic event.

For the past 45+ years, I have considered myself as a “Goldwater Republican,” meaning that I am moderately conservative and believe in a good budget with appropriate spending. However, I always vote for the person I believe can do the best job. For instance, I did not vote for Senator McCain and what’s her name.

The Republican Party, (The GOP - meaning the Grand Old Party), has to wake up and realize that they must represent and care about all of the people - not just the conservatives and not just the wealthy.

I believe that any adult male, such as Rand Paul, who makes the choice to wear his hair in a rat's nest configuration, cannot be taken seriously about anything. The voters of KY made a very big mistake by electing that embarrassing nit-wit. Although I should mention that a photo in news sources yesterday, (3/19), showed Rand Paul with a neater appearance to his rat’s nest.  More likely than not, someone got on his case about the rat's nest look not looking very presidential.

If nearly 50% of the CPAC attendees voted for Paul and Rubio, it means just one thing: the Republican Party is mired in a swamp of deep doo-doo. If the GOP entertains Santorum’s crude and draconian beliefs, whoever the Democrats pick will win the election.

Surely, the GOP must realize the value of teamwork in order to achieve goals. Like it or not, we are all in this mess together. It is not just President Obama’s fault – it is the silliness and incompetence of the U.S. Congress that is responsible for this mess. Lest we forget, it is "We, The People," who elect and reelect the members of both houses of the U.S. Congress.

The late cartoonist, Walt Kelly, depicted it best on Earth Day in 1971, when Pogo Possum said to Porkypine, "We have met the enemy and he is us." Here is a link to more information about that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_(comic_strip)