I have a very unique job that allows me to read lots of articles every day and write about them. I am an abstractor. I create those little blurbs you might find when you’re researching some topic and you’re trying to find an article in a database somewhere. I never even knew that someone actually wrote those before I got this job.

Anyway, I read a lot about things I don’t necessarily want to read about. I can usually find something interesting about every article, though, which makes for nice conversation starters at parties. Such as, did you know that Kelly Ripa gets more money for clothing from her company than I get paid in a whole year? And that’s in addition to her salary.

Anyway, that’s what I do. I was reading an article today that got me thinking about politics and campaign finance. I usually stay away from political stuff, but I just have to write about this.

I guess Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, is running for re-election and he has spent nearly $50 million of his own money on his campaign. Now I have to ask, how does he just have that kind of money lying around, and why would he want to waste it on a campaign? The way I see it, politicians should not be judged on how much money they spend on a campaign, but rather on the type of person that they are and what they wish to do during their tenure in office. So what if he spent more money than his democratic opponent, Fernando Ferrer. I’d much rather see a poor politician in office than a rich guy who’s only going to get richer once he’s re-elected.

This world is turning into an evil place.