Duck tape over the mouth might be a good remedy.

Do you recall the Larry Linville character, Major Frank Burns on the enormously popular CBS TV program M*A*S*H? Major Burns was the rich boy narcissistic and inept Doctor who was Major Margaaret ‘Hot lips’ Houluhan so-called secret lover. He was easily flustered and embarrassed by the relentless high school pranks perpetrated by Captains ‘Hawkeye’ Pierce and B J Honeycutt.

Never the less, Maj. Burns was often rumored around camp of his compromising romances, prattling excuses, and frat boy exaggerations. Most of which involved the supervising Army nurse, Hot Lips Houluhan. Major Burns was Often blustering and threatening revenge against the two Hi-Jinksters, Captains Pierce and Honeycutt. Most often with junior high rhetoric and nursery school besmirchment. “So there! Nannie nannie nannie.”

But anyway, the Larry Linville/Major Burns character is an exact profile of Mit Romney. Self-serving, arrogant, and easily tripped up by details. Knowing the facts is not his strong suit. Blustering and making it up on the fly is more Mit’s style. Only to later recant almost everything he bloviated earlier.

In the scheme of things, candidate Mit is just a Sitcom character. A “fall guy.” The unsuspecting patsy. A guy missing the other two Stooges. So far it’s been a pretty good laugh.

"I cannot tell a lie." G. Washington

Question:
If you happen to be Mormon or are familiar with Mormonism, would you please answer a question for us? Does the Book of Mormon allow exceptions for lying when running for political office. We are not sure of what exceptions there are for political prevarications as a Mormon. But if you have reasonable answers, please let us know. We need clarification.

"Get back. Get back where you once belong."

Most of us remember the daily cartoon program, titled “Rocky the Flying Squirrel.” A cartoon series I faithfully watched when a senior in high school. It was Rocky and his sidekick, “Bullwinkle the Moose.” Remember?

None the less, the Rocky Show Occasionally featured two brainy characters called, “Sherman and Mr. Peabody.” One was a loud mouth precocious kid of ten or eleven. And the other a Snoopy looking dog wearing nerd looking black rim glasses and spoke professorially with a high degree of expertise. Never the less, the two scholarly brainiacs would often call upon the “Way Back” machine. A device that wisk the two cartoon academics would climb aboard and traveled backwards into the past. Going sometimes as far back as the “Middle Ages.” Often talking with and interviewing famous ancient characters. Sir Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, etc.

Well, the two are back with their Way Back machine. This time the prattling pair want all of us to go back with them. And back to stay. However, the boy and the dog have different names. One is called Mit Romney and the other is Paul Ryan. Certainly the Way Back duo. However their persona is far worse than the Sherman and Peabody characters. More like an ominous pair. Promising to reverse every benefit and privilege we have ever known as Americans. Wanting us to be cavemen and women. Once again. No more public schools. No more health benefits. No more private property. Just wearing primitive animal skin clothes and clubbing each other with heavy wooden sticks. All the while Mit and Paul would lord it over the highly polluted landscape with commands to build more pipelines and “Drill Baby Drill!”

Is this what we want for America? Do we want to reverse all government benefits and allow the rich to go Scott free with no taxes? Plus return women back to a harsh second class status. Possibly returning them back to a near slave existence? Then possibly shutting down businesses and sending their jobs to low wage Asian countries? Hmm? Is this what we want?

Absolutely NOT. Say NO to Paul and Mit. The way back regressive twins. What would Mr. Peabody say about this reversal of fortune, anyway.

Hard headedness is our worst enemy. Just save your breath.

How do you reason with someone who is caught up in hysteria and paranoia? What truths or logic can be used to get your point across? Especially when no fact or positive proof works with them. They almost seem mentally and physically deaf and in the irreversible grip of insanity. Sometimes you just have to walk away and let them stew in their own venom. Hopefully a good slap in the face might bring them back to consciousness. But, don’t hold your breath.

None the less, the above condition seems to exist in some people when discussing politics or religion. No matter what reasoning you use, some folks appear to be possessed by a hyper dogma that defies any proof or set of facts. It’s like talking to a chicken with its head cut off. Just flutter and flailing. Just get out of the way. They are headed for self-destruction.

So, just do as Jesus suggested, don’t cast your pearls before swine. Shake the dust off your shoes and leave. You’ve done what you can say or do.

The whole scenario describes people who resist trusting the knowledge of wise council. “I know what I know and no one else will ever change my mind.” This is the thinking of people caught up in suspicion and fear. Paranoia. Hysteria. People not wanting to know the truth or other’s perspectives. Absolute willful ignorance. Education is evil and it takes too much time away from blustering and bloviation.

So, just step away from trouble. Do what you got to do and enjoy life. God bless America.