Who’s Sexier, Republicans or Democrats?

As the presidential election approaches, I think it’s important to get our priorities straight:  Who will represent (American Sexy) for the next four years?

First, a little history lesson.  Remember philosopher George Santayana:  “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

So which of these would we rather repeat?

√ Sexy √ VERY Sexy

√ Creepy √ VERY Creepy

√ Sexy √  Wicked Smart (therefore Sexy) √  Won the Nobel Peace Prize (unbelievably Sexy)

√ Bland √  Boring √  Snore √  Seemed black and white even when in color

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√ Ditto            .

And if that little walk down memory lane hasn’t explained it to you, let’s move on to the present:

√ Sexy √  Wicked Smart (therefore Sexy) √  Won the Nobel Peace Prize (unbelievably Sexy) √  Sings Al Green (OFF THE CHARTS SEXY!!!)

√ Beady eyes √  Fake smile √  Sneering at us √  Liarliarliar √  Will take from the poor to feed…him √  Will take away a woman’s right to choose (Unsexy and Creepy at the same time)

OK, so I’ve had a little fun playing with pictures and some of the qualities that I think make a President (and a man) sexy, like intelligence and humanitarianism.  But a serious undecided voter might ask, what is the fundamental difference between our current candidates?   I’d like to answer that question in the way one of my professors (in graduate school at UCLA) answered it.

The fundamental difference between them is the fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats – at least in their current incarnations.  Republicans believe that the United States is a country of opportunity; that if people work hard, they can achieve the American Dream; and that the government is responsible for security and foreign policy and bears little responsibility for assisting its citizens at the personal level.  Sounds reasonable, right?  Well, it might be if not for one teensy problem:  The Republican belief system presumes that we’re all playing on a level field, that we all start at 0 (or whatever number you want to assign) and have equal opportunity to achieve 50 or 100 or 1,000,000 or more.

Democrats do not believe the above to be true.  Instead, they observe that some citizens start off already behind the others – because they’ve been born into poverty instead of wealth; because they’re the ‘wrong’ sex (women); or because they’re the ‘wrong’ color (anything but white).  Far from starting at 0 on a level playing field, they’re already in the negative numbers in terms of opportunity.  Add to that the glass ceilings of racism and sex discrimination, and most will never catch up.

Therefore, Democrats believe that, while the government IS responsible for national security (“life”), and IS responsible for foreign policy (“liberty”), it also bears an equal responsibility for the social and economic well-being of its citizens (“pursuit of happiness.”)  Their platforms demonstrate a core value that people who start off at a disadvantage deserve a hand (not to be confused with a hand-out) from those who are better off.  And unfortunately, since many who are better off will not offer that hand, there are times when the government needs to make sure that it happens.

The bottom line (to me):  Democrats are kinder.  And I find that to be very, very sexy.

Here is a true man in the making, secure enough in himself to share.  In my book in progress, Licking the Spoon, about health and well-being as well as food, sex and relationships, I discuss the qualities that women and men find most sexy, and the difference between confidence and arrogance.