…and I couldn’t be happier to have the lull between contests over and done with. Over a month of lag time between primaries filled with nothing but nonsense and desperate ploys, overdone analysis and an endless parade of talking heads. As much as I enjoy the inherit drama of politics, this has by far been too much.

I know states rights are a big deal, and they all have opinions on how and when their elections are held, but I fail to understand why there aren’t more stringent guidelines and time frames when it comes to the presidential process — it is a race for a national position, after all. Wouldn’t unified federal guidelines make sense?

From first primary to last, this should take no more than five months, and I would strongly hope they could all get their heads out of their asses and get it done in three. Let Iowa and New Hampshire have their opening shots, and then start having a few primaries every few weeks. The “Super-Duper Tuesday” might have been a bit too big, but a handful of regionally bundled contests might help.

And above all else, having these guidelines would prevent incidents like the disqualification of the Florida and Michigan results. If I were in one of these states, I’m sure I would be seething a bit. I think the decisions made so far were right, but it should have never gotten this far.

This idealistic, aging young man sure would like to see things in the process get better as he gets older….

Note: Patched up some basic grammar mistakes that were pointed out to me.  I guess that’s what happens when you have a fool for an editor.