When someone makes a decision in politics or government that makes absolutely no sense, it can usually be attributed to “politics”. Roger Simon of The Politico tries to make sense of our sometimes senseless political system today in a column written as if he were explaining our political system to a Martian. Hilarity ensues.

A quick excerpt:

Q We could not help but notice that all the Republican debaters in Simi Valley were white males. Are all Republicans white males?

Yes.

Q Then how do they create more Republicans?

Ah, you have been studying our ways! I was kidding. There are Republicans who are not white and not male. But they are not allowed to run for president.

In a very different, but somewhat related piece, John Moe takes a look at “The Pros and Cons of the Top 20 Presidential Candidates” at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Worth a look if you’ve got a couple minutes to kill.