How to Explain the Presidential Choice to an Eight-Year-Old

Following Mr. PunditMom's explanation of what a "delegate" is to our eight-year-old, this conversation ensued:

PunditGirl: Daddy, when is there going to be a winner?  Why are people having a hard time choosing [between Clinton & Obama]?"

Mr. PunditMom: Well, sweetie, sometimes it's hard to make choices between two things you like -- like trying to choose between ice cream and cookies."

PunditGirl:  "What about John McCain?"

Mr. PunditMom:  "McCain is peas."

When Joanne is done thinking about what other yucky vegetables John McCain is like, you can find her over at PunditMom.

Comments

[debbie]

Hilarious. :D

[Ann]

Thank you! Fantastic!!

[Mom101]

My daughter loves peas. I might refer to him as dog poop.

[Miss Britt]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

That's fabulous.

And not fresh from the garden peas either. Oh. No. Old canned peas you found in the back of the cupboard and think to yourself "when did I buy these? I must have wanted these at SOME point, right?"

[Daisy]

I like peas. McCain is...tomato juice. Without the vodka.

[magpie]

Brilliant. And funny.

[cynematic]

Peas the color of baby poop, thereby combining Miss Britt's idea with Mom101's idea!

[Kate]

peas you forgot you left on the stove with the burner on while you were on the phone.

[PunditMom]

Week-old, mushed up peas.

[Caroline]

Yeah, and my fav ice cream happens to be cookies n cream. What am I gonna do??? But no kidding, peas suck. In any form. Especially the presidential kind.

Your post reminds me of my son last night. I was in my bedroom and heard a very loud "BOOOOOO!!!!" I came out to find my husband and oldest son watching Keith Olbermann. My husband said "I was just explaining the election to him" and then a pic of McCain pops up on the TV and he yells "BOOOOOOOO!!! BOOO!!!!" again. Well, its a start!

[Amy in Ohio]

LOVE IT! That should be the new catch phrase under the MOMOCRATS logo - John McCain is Peas!