I think we need more humor at this time in the electioneering process. It seems that everyone takes everything a bit too seriously. I know it’s a serious endeavor to run for the office of President. At times the debates are almost overbearing. A sense of humor can take some of the bite off.

We could take a hint from Ronald Reagan, who, it seems, had a rejoinder for every serious occasion.For example, during the 1985 summit meeting in Geneva with Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan told the following story:

“An American and a Soviet citizen were having a discussion about who had more freedom. The American said: ‘I can march into the Oval Office in the White House and say, ‘Mr. President I don’t like the way you’re running our country.’ And the Soviet citizen said, ‘Well, I can do that, too. I can walk into General Secretary Gorbachev’s office in the Kremlin and say, ‘Mr. Secretary, I don’t like the way President Reagan’s running his country.’”

Luckily, President Reagan added after the meeting in regard to Gorbachev’s reaction to the story: “Thank goodness he laughed.”