HOW TO LOSE A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN THE U.S.A.

I know, he won, but bear with me

Well, the presidential election of 2012 has taken place in the United States.  It was a hotly contested ballot box confrontation between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.  There are many of you who do not live in the USA who might be a little on the fringe, but I continue anyway since I have a few things to say on what I consider to be the humorous side of the slate.
Actually it is clear to everyone who has been following the process that Obama's campaign was much better managed than Romney's.  This proves that a politician is better at managing a campaign than a business executive.  The moral of the story is that when you are confronted with making a political decision between a politician and a business manager, go with the politician.  
For those of you who might think that this is a strange thing to say, I dare make the following statement:  Politicians are professionals too.  They are better at what they do than business executives.  Just ask Mitt Romney and a host of others who have bitten the dust before him...Dare I say Jimmy Carter?
You see, Mitt Romney didn't win because Obama couldn't sell him the United States in a friendly take-over.  Hmmm, big problem for Romney.
In case any of you are thinking of running for the presidency of this country after having been governor of a great state like Massachusetts, for instance, I have a piece of advice for you.  Check to see if you have the moral credentials to be able to win the vote in the state that you have left behind.  Romney lost Massachusetts 39 to 61.  A lot of us knew that that would happen.
In case you want to drag your running mate's state into the winning column, you better try to be sure of your choice.  McCain and Romney did not fare too well in this category.  Paul Ryan's Wisconsin went to Obama by a margin of 6%.  Hmmm.
It also might be a good thing to consider that if you are a publicly known, highly skilled tax-avoider (if you quote me, remember that a tax avoider is not a tax evader) that the voters will not line up in great numbers to volunteer to pay your salary from the taxes that they will not be able to avoid paying.
If you have made a considered decision about your choice of running mate, be sure that you have a well designed plan of attack for him to follow to help you to win.  After the first day's happy-happy introduction of Paul Ryan, said Mr. Ryan disappeared and his complementary role was wasted.  Hmmm, sounds like third down and fifteen to me.

Actually, it is a good thing that Romney-Ryan lost.  Both of them can now return to a life in which they can both be comfortably anti-abortionists, anti-immigrationists, anti-social security, anti-medicare, anti-FEMA, anti-equal pay as well as anti so many other things that they will no longer have to lie about.
Biden, on the other hand can continue to be himself, Catholic or not.
Obama had better learn to kick ass.
Finally, let me wish Mitch McConnell good luck in 2014.