No more James or John

America has had 44 presidents in its 235 years, and this year we will elect another (or maybe hang on to 44). Actually if you look closely there has only been 43, since Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms. Of these 43 men 16 of them bore the names James, John, George or William. Almost all the rest had names unique to them (imagine 2 Millards or 2 Ulysses). This election we are once again looking at some unique names. Barack of course was very unique in the last election, and I'm pretty sure it will remain one of a kind.

But looking at the Republican front runners, I really must chuckle; Mitt and Newt. Really??? Mitt and Newt?? Please excuse my humorous tone, but dang, these are FUNNY names. Mitt sounds so 80's preppy, I expect he hang with Biff, Buffy and Kiki. Either that, or maybe his parents were dyslexic and were trying for Tim. And don't get me started on Newt. I'm pretty sure it is short for Newton, but that only reminds me of a guy in a giant fig suit. And whenever I hear the name Newt I can't help but think of John Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail; "She turned my into a Newt!" "A Newt?" "I got better".

So it would appear that James, John and George are off the table for now, and the strange names will win out. So take your pick-- President Newt, President Mitt or President Barack.... tough choice?