Just Bored

What is it with politicians and their wrinkle free image these days? If the idea stems from the same kinda shallow judgmental notions on the shallow judgmental nature of the electorate that ensures the scintillating aroma of subsidized tea and toast in the Parliament tea room is marred by some very suspect tastes in aftershave every morning, well, it ain't tickling my fancy. Gordon Brown is an aberration (in more ways than one) but he was never paraded like some sober suited rent/toy boy to try and seduce the venereal minded voting public into surrendering their will to his twinkling Colgate smile. (Don't worry I'll get to the point eventually-don't blame me if you're disappointed though).

I'm of opinion that the 'sex sells' school of ad campaigning has no place in the selection/election the leader of any country. Seriously, they're expecting lust or latent homosexual tendencies to influence you when you enter the booth. There is no accounting for taste though, coz it would appear a wave of abandoned masochism infected the nation, creating a desire to submit themselves totally to an unhinged maniacal freak, with the most unnerving eyes to stare out of a TV screen since little Charlie Manson's last TV special when Tony Blair was elected*.

Take a look at the smooth finish of the heir to blair, gaze adoringly upon the fine unlined features of an eternal optimist, and spare a moment to have a gander at the dead duck. Does anybody look in the teensiest bit statesman-like to you? Are we to believe these are the brightest of the bright in their respective parties? That they were picked (at least in the first two instances) for reasons totally unconnected with party political broadcast pin uppedness? Do you see a certain clone-like resemblance in their looks? Or is my political incorrectness kicking in and making me think all party leaders look the same?

Of course I'm not so unconcerned with appearances that I'd be happy for our lizard overlords to shed their human form and so be forced to endure a sight worse than this every time PMQ came around, but nor am I bothered if the PM looks a bit frayed around the edges. There is the possibility a face is pretty much all the contending parties are allowed to offer in the way of personal input, but that's a whole 'nother rant...

*I know the sentences tend to waffle on a bit but feel free to take a breath or close the page any time you get dizzy.