For those that have paid attention to anything I've written over the years, it's that I tend to avoid political discussions like the plague. Much like religion, all it boils down to is one side trying to convince the other side that they are wrong.
So yeah, not a whole lot gets accomplished.
I've served under Democrats and Republicans, and I can say, without hesitation that they both suck. Some more than others on issues, but really, the two party system is forever broken beyond repair.
Which leads me to a very funny movie about 2 ex-Presidents that have to learn to co-exist because their very lives depend on it.
When a scandal erupts in the White House, the current administration plans to pin it on the former Commander in Chief. The problem is, he didn't do it. And both of the former heads of state know this to be true. Soon, people start turning up dead, as they become the targets of an assassination attempt.
And to echo a line from the movie... who tries to kill a former president anyway?
So they run for their lives and hilarity ensues.
The laughs generate mostly due to the actors involved. Jack Lemmon plays the former Republican while James Garner fills in as the Democrat. These are two of Hollywood's finest paired in their only co-starring film. Reading Garner's autobiography, he dismisses the film because it could have been much better...
So I will heap the praise on the two stars for making something out of nothing. They work great together, and show they truly have it in terms of comedic timing.
Tomorrow...more of the same. Sorta.
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