A question from my 11 year old nephew I will never ever forget

[BigBearJohn]

Hey Uncle Johnny...

How come our country can put a man on the moon
but we can't have an accurate, fair election?

The logic is inescapable.

[Left coast liberal]

1. See, there's hope for our future yet! Love them kids! n/t

[buddysmellgood]

2. Kids cut right through the bullshit.

[KaliTracy]

3. State? Context?

I'm sure this came out of the blue, but just wondering if issues were being discussed around him.

BTW: Kudos to him!

[BigBearJohn]

8. Context

My nephew has heard me discussing the vote fiasco
with my family. I have to admit, the kid is very
logical. He is a problem solver. Then, out of the
blue, he shakes his head and asked me the question
about us being able to land a man on the moon but
can't figure out how to tally a nation's vote.

[soothsayer]

4. well, we haven't put anyone on the moon lately

but didn't * want to?

[fasttense]

5. And we can't do exit polls either.

[lonestarnot]

6. Children are so unpretentious and wise!

O8)

[BR_Parkway]

7. As someone put it to me - "Week after week after week after week

all year long, all these states can sell and track lottery tickets, and figure out the winning number - apparently without any of these "glitches".

Can you imagine the headlines? Computer Glitch Falsely Awards $38 Million Lottery

on edit: I guess if it was a "Glitch" then it would be awarded to Shrub, since that's what all computer glitches do.

[bemis12]

9. My 6 year old

why the other kids in kindergarten believe in Santa. I told her that that's what their parents taught them.

When they're young and impressionable, they'll believe anything that older people that they respect tell them.

That is to say, if you thought Bush was just the greatest, so would he. It takes time to discover who you are politically.

[spooked]

10. You don't believe in Santa?!

[AtLiberty]

11. If we can put a man on the moon...

...why can't we put the entire Bush Administration on the moon?

[BigBearJohn]

12. I 2nd that idea! But why stop there? Why not all the repugs?

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