Holding Hands and Wishing People Dead

One of my friends fervently wishes our current president was dead. And by fervently, I mean with great, deep, somewhat inexplicable anger. It is inexplicable because she doesn't know this man, or respect the fact that he has a wife and children, or that he is loyal to a fault, and decent and believes in God, and that he hasn't drafted one solder in this war, or whatever it is that would cause someone to wish him dead. Another friend said "well, wouldn't YOU wish hillary was dead?" And I was dumbstruck that anyone would believe I could actually wish someone would DIE because I didn't like their politics. I used to run for class office and things like that. I'm still pretty competitive. But I do know one thing- politicians do not really care about you. I repeat that line a lot. Because they want to be elected, they cannot be trusted. None of them. I think that most politicians pretty much think that voters are stupid and easily led. Your leaders have been leaders ALL of their lives. Trust me, even in kindergarten the other kids would wait to see what that little leader kid did first and then follow them. Only the other politicially adept kids didn't care what that kid did UNLESS all the other kids followed him. Politicians like one another because they KNOW what it is all about. During a "presidential debate" they all but wink at one another because they know the crap stirring will be done by the people sitting in front of them- that is, YOU and ME. Their hands stay clean because talk is cheap. If you gave Hillary a gun, and told her to shoot Obama, she might do it just to get him out of the way, but not because of his politics- but because she might win if he wasn't there like a big thorn in her side. But she would NOT shoot Bush. Why? Because he is not really a threat to her as a politician. Her job is safe with him. Why would someone who seems normal in all other respects blindly wish someone would die? There is just not a reasonable explanation to that. I don't wish anyone on earth would die- and it would have to be a horrible monstrous person who raped and murdered a lot of people to get on my list. I am big on solitary incarceration. I'm not holier than thou on that- I just know that war is different from daily life. People who are randomly killed in society are different from soldiers in a war zone. And politicians are different from us. They don't have to do anything for you- they just want your vote. Period. They go to cocktail parties while you sit home hating and agonizing and ruining your own life. Maybe it is time to turn off the television and enjoy your life.