Artie for President?

I have humorous news for you. The Libertarian Party of the United States of America has asked me to be its candidate for President of the United States.

I did not even bother replying yes or no. I merely sent the Libertarian emissaries home and suggested they read the requirements for the position.

I am about 20 years old. That puts me a little bit shy of the age requirements. However, on Mars that is already a distinguished age for statesmen. We are sexually mature by 5, intellectually and emotionally mature by 8, and great warriors by 10. These are all Martian years. You can almost double the numbers for earth years. But this is my blog, so you should learn proper martian weights and measurements. (It may be helpful to know that we still use the English system for measuring length--metric is an abomination.)

But, also, of course, I was not born in the United States or even on Earth. In fact, my only Earth visits have been for charity golfing events.

Now, were I to qualify, I'd be a much better President than either of those jokers you've nominated. Neither of them has any ideas--they are just your reflections in the mirror. No one will tell you the truth in politics, they all just coddle and reassure you. No one will tell you the truth.

In fact, few on your planet will speak the truth about the hard decisions ahead of you.

You can trust only me.