I don't get it

Why is it, I'd like to know, that so many people in this country have such a penchant for re-electing idiots?

This is not a new thing, by any means. From mayors to senators to presidents,nationally, locally, and in various places around the country. (can you spell Chappaquiddick ?)

It boggles my mind. Someone gets sent to prison on drug charges, and so when he gets out, to show how glad we are that he is reformed, we elect him mayor of Washington DC.
Someone can cheat his way through school, hide in the military in an appointed position his dad gets for him, wreck a car and kill someone, rack up a variety of criminal charges and scandals and still be elected to office.

OK, I can see that, I don't agree, I don't like it, I don't vote for them myself, but I can see it.
But then, when that person gets into office and has wild, illicit parties in the mayoral mansion, smokes pot on the White House roof with Willie, and proves to the world that they had no business being elected and what do we do?

Do we impeach them? Censure them? Flay them? Tar, feathers, run out of town on a rail?

No, of course not!
We re-elect the bozos.

Nationally we have all seen it. Locally, I am once again beside myself in utter amazement as the fine city of Detroit, which has not yet recovered from the scandals and turmoil surrounding the recent mayor, struggles with a city council president who has been nothing but loud obnoxious trouble since as long as I have lived in Michigan and has managed, during that time, to work her way from obnoxious and irritating council member to obnoxious and irritating council president.

Now, she not only gets to act like the world owes her something (as well as all her family members who she finds jobs in city government) but she has the power and authority to get it.

How can Detroit hold it's head up and ask the Federal Government for help in their time of need with one face, and elect people like this to public office with the other?

Do the voters of Detroit really have no clue? Or are they actually proud of they way people like this and the former mayor make them look in the eyes of the rest of the world?

Well, I for one, have set my mind to developing a solution, and I think I have it.

It's a win/win situation.

I propose that we sell the city of Detroit to Canada. In exchange for taking Detroit, they can have our half of the bridge and any and all profits made there. And the tunnel.

All we ask is that they work with us in erecting a large solid wall between Detroit and Michigan.

We would of course lose the Detroit Tigers, which would be sad, but they would get the Lions, so that balances that out.

I'd hate to see the Red Wings go, but with them becoming a Canadian team, the total of Stanley cup championships claimed by Canada would be a 48, one more incentive for Canada, (who may reasonably and justifiably balk at the deal.)

After all, Canada has never really believed that the USA knew anything about Hockey anyway.

Next time you hear a fan yell "Go Detroit" ask yourself, are they cheering for the team? Or are they encouraging the city to leave.

My money is on the latter.