I just got finished watching the third episode of the second season of Who Wants To Be A Superhero?.

  This was the first time I was right about who was getting the boot, but then Stan surprised us with a second boot.  I was right again, but there wasn't quite as much satisfaction.  But let's back up a little.

  First out was Braid.  In any "reality" show, I'm never any good at predicting the first person to go.  Personally, I just found her too cheesy, and that's saying something, given the show itself.

  Second out was Mindset.  While I did figure him as pretty much the most likely of the three on the block that day, I was not sure enough to claim him as a prediction.

  One of the things that got him booted was telling Ms. Limelight that he thought she was not really dumb, but that she was just playing a part.  This upset her, because people apparently often think she's faking her personality (of being dumb), but she's not being fake dumb, apparently.  That's just a very unfortunate situation, there.

  Third out was Mr. Mitzvah.  He was pretty much on borrowed time from the beginning.  I didn't so much want to see him go as I was just getting tired of him.  At this point it was just obvious that he was next, just because they ran out of people worse.

  Fourth out, and in the same episode, was Ms. Limelight.  She was pretty much on borrowed time as well, however, she was evolving, though not quickly enough.  She was learning and taking lessons to heart.  I would have liked to have seen her face all the challenges to come, just to see what she eventually turned into.

  She was OBVIOUSLY not superhero material, and sometimes she got on my nerves, so her leaving was bittersweet.

  There was presented an issue of a mole amongst the group, which turned out to be false.  That disappointed me.  I had Parthenon pegged as an undercover villain.  He's too materialistic, and his behavior seemed too acted.

  Predictions?  Let's see.  They started with ten, and four are gone.

  I think Whip-Snap will definitely be on the block next, and currently has my vote to be booted.  She's (and it took two episodes for me to confirm that she was a female) too emotionally fragile, and the asthma issue isn't helping her at all, in my book.  I mean, in terms of superheroes, asthma's a pretty big weakness.  Otherwise, I like her.

  I'm not sure who will be number six out.  I see two definite possibilities in Defuser and Basura.  Defuser's already gotten a number of marks against him.  Basura has few marks against her, but there's not really much of a presence.  The two of them are opposites, in those two ways.  He's a leader who's making mistakes, and she's... well, I don't want to call her a follower: more of a reserved person, who by her comparative lack of ambition, makes fewer mistakes.

  I like Basura, so I'd rather she stick around.  She's hot, she's got a cool costume, I like her (comic book) character.  She just doesn't exude superhero.  She exudes hot chick in really cool costume.  Right now, I'm thinking Defuser will be number six, though only on the squeaky wheel principle.  I see Basura going seventh.

  I see Parthenon going eighth, though I would not be surprised if he went seventh.

  Right now, my predictions for final two are locked in with Hygena and Hyperstrike.  My eye is on Hyperstrike for the winner.  He just has an all-around superhero presence, although he did get a strike against him today.

  Everyone was paired up, and were supposed to work as partners, but he behaved a little more like a loner.  He didn't really perform badly.  He just didn't perform as well as everyone else in the teamwork area.  Some superheroes just aren't that well-suited for working with partners.  I can really identify with him, in that respect.

  As a comic book character, I think Hygena leaves a lot to be desired.  Her character is one that would be hard to take seriously.  I think that works against her given that the winner will have their own comic book and will appear in a made-for-tv movie.  I can easily see Hyperstrike in a movie; Hygena, not so much.

  Hygena has no marks against her, and in fact is getting distinct marks in her favor.  She is exhibiting personality traits of a superhero.  While I think Hyperstrike would ultimately be a better choice, Hygena is definite winner on paper.  Since last season's winner was a male, I'm really hoping that they DON'T get all PC and let her being a female be part of the decision.

  Right now, this is my prediction.  Let's see how it goes.

  I've been giving a little thought to something, in the past couple of weeks.  I think about it maybe 1 in every 5 times a Liberal President wanna-be gets caught in a lie, or at least, the lies I hear about.  Just so were clear, this does not include when they get caught being hypocrites.  Just outright liars.

  So, in the past couple of weeks, I've asked myself the question about three times, and I don't really have an answer, but I'd like to get some other perspectives.

  Let's say there are two people from which you must choose one to be the President of the country.  This is a person who will be responsible for making very important decisions.

  Now, let's say that both people are equally deceptive, but the things about which they deceive may be different.

  All things considered, would you rather choose the person who rarely gets caught in their "lies" or the person who frequently gets caught in them?

  As I see it, there are certain factors to consider.  The thing that stands out the most, to me, is that one candidate is just too stupid to be a good deceiver.  If you're an incompetent liar, and you don't even realize it, then I don't really want you in a position of important making-making.

  On the other hand, if you are an excellent deceiver, then you might succeed at doing something that I don't want.  Of course, it could also mean that it might improve their chances of doing something that I do want, that requires opposition, be it a party or enemy country, not knowing something.

  I don't have a fundamental problem with a President deceiving.  It is effectively a military position, and anyone in the military will agree that knowledge is power.  And a lot of people are too stupid to always make intelligent, wise decisions with volatile information.

  I'm inclined to err on the side of competence.  Any other insights or perspectives?  Anything I'm overlooking?