McCain and Obama: Now What’d They Say

As I watch the Presidential candidates I am reminded of a couple of things:

Once I had to replace a leaky water pipe so I visited the local small town hardware store. In the back were 4 or 5 gray haired men sitting in old wooden chairs- sort of in a circle- some whittling- some drinking cola. Anyway- I brought the old pipe with me to make sure I got the exact type and size. When I walked up- they stopped what they were doing.

“Can I help you son” one of them asked.

“Yes sir- I need a pipe like this.” I held out the short piece of rusty iron pipe for him to see.

“Sorry son- I can’t help you” he replied as he nudged the fella next to him.

“Dang- I reckon I’ll have to go….”

He interrupted me and said, “Nope I don’t have a pipe like that…all of our pipes are new”.

They all laughed and slapped their knees-and for some odd reason I felt privileged to have been their afternoon’s entertainment.

The second situation had to do with my first car purchase- and to this day I couldn’t tell you what I paid for it. I was told so many numbers, I felt like I was at a bingo game. All I remember was how smooth and eloquent my salesman was- man he was good. He smelled like a million bucks, he dressed real nice- and he had the kind of voice that was made for radio. There was something about him that was almost hypnotic. When I drove off the lot in a station wagon, my 18 year old mind didn’t have clue what had just happened.

McCain is like the one of the old guys down at the Hardware Store- few words and rough around the edges. Obama is like a car or insurance salesman- smooth as silk and very persuasive. Somehow though, you get the feeling that they’re both setting you up. The questions is- at what cost?

I’m not sure who I’ll vote for- but like a skunk in my neighbor’s yard- they both make me kinda nervous.

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