Things you Learn at Street Fairs

Went to a local street fair today in search of antiques and, in the case of the husband, something for lunch.

This particular fair is always populated by people running for office, and people that want to run for office against them, with both sides manning big booths loaded with signage.

Every year, we look for the same party's booth to get hamburgers because they are always cheaper and well made, with a great variety of condiments available. And we look for the booth from the other side, because they always have free stuff being handed out, and free popcorn and balloons for kids. But I never really thought about it until today when I asked Himself where he wanted to eat and he reminded me that he always gets hamburgers at the tent run by the Republicans because they are better than the commercial vendors'. As we were saying this, the Democratic surrogate came by, and his aides were handing out pens and water bottles for the kids.

So, in a nutshell, we had party politics. The Republican's working the crowd make sure that there is plenty of well-made food. You have to pay for it, but the spread is lavish. Meanwhile, the Democrats just hand out stuff, but all you get for free is popcorn or water or stuff you probably won't take if you already have it, unless you are like those little old ladies that work the fair with shopping bags, grabbing candy and pens and squeeze balls and coffee mugs..., and I would bet that most of them haven't registered to vote since their kids were in elementary school.

I think this is why I am an Independent....