Monkey business boat game

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The famous photo of Donna Rice on his lap while he was wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with “Monkey Business Crew” across the front was a political opposition research gold mine that literally dropped jaws. He was on a fairly clear trajectory to getting that prized spot on the top of the presidential ticket when a weekend on a boat called “ Monkey Business” with a woman who was not his wife sank his White House aspirations. Gary Hart, (D-Colo.), was the front runner for the Democratic nomination for president. In watching what seems to have been an endless series of GOP presidential candidate debates and all of the insinuations and direct and indirect names that they call one another, it struck me how different politics is today from 25 years ago. So does “monkey business” matter anymore when we look to selecting our nation’s top leader? It’s when fundraising, finger-pointing and outpolling your opponents are the ultimate priority over real answers and strategies to fix real problems. For as long as I can remember, election time has been called the “silly season.” It’s that time of year when political posturing on issues wins out over substantive thought and discourse.

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