Conspiracy Theory Fantasies

I am kind of surprised that conspiracy theorists and assorted nut jobs have gone underground in this US election year. Come to think of it, they haven't surfaced at all. Come on guys, some of the Presidential candidates are out there are tailor made for spinning conspiracies around. Get your heads out of your rear ends and start squawking. I'll even give you a few pointers to start you off.

Let's start with Republican Ron Paul. This guy has never got more than five percent of the votes in any of the primaries or caucuses held so far; and yet he refuses to call it quits. So he must have some hidden agenda, right? Here's one scenario. Ron Paul knows that, sooner or later, Mike Huckabee will have to drop out of the race. So he bides his time; and sticks around till just before the Republican Convention. A few days before D-day, John McCain has an unexplained fatal accident; and, voila, Ron Paul is the Republican nominee. The folks pulling the strings - all the intellectuals, pseudo and genuine - may finally get their man in the White House. In an alternative scenario, it is the Democrats who get rid of McCain just before the convention. Then it would be Paul vs. Obama which, the Democrats figure, will be a no-brainer.

Hillary Clinton is another candidate for conspiracy theories. In fact, I believe one is already doing the rounds. Here's how it goes. Hillary becomes the Democratic nominee and chooses Bill as her Vice-Presidential running mate. After getting elected, she resigns; and Bill becomes President again. Somehow I have my doubts about that one. Hillary was the man of the house even when she was the First Lady. I cannot picture her as the dutiful wife, sacrificing her personal glory for her husband.