SIGNS at Brookhurst Street and Bixby Street in Garden Grove (Tribune photo).

It’s election time, or will be shortly.

The candidates for local office, at least, have come forward, as evidenced by the big, colorful signs that blight nearly every street corner from Katella to PCH, and many beyond.

They include such useful and cogent information as: This Is My Name. In a few cases, they include images indicating: This Is My Face (even though it’s from my high school graduation photo, or manipulated through AI to the extent my own mother wouldn’t recognize me).

Basically, it tends to indicate that said politician doesn’t give you –the voter – any credit for knowing much of anything about the candidates’ experience, qualifications, favorite TV show or other useful facts you could use deciding for whom to vote.

But that’s not all. You will later receive a colorful three-fold flyer saying: Vote For Me. It will be so remarkable, creative and thoughtful as including photos of him/her posing with a loving family (dog included), him/her posing with a police officer, him/her posing with someone who’s more popular than him/her (hoping some of that will rub off).

That flyer will include bold, original promises such as to be deeply opposed to crime, in favor of more services and lower taxes, and vague about just about anything else.

If an incumbent, he/she will take credit for any popular act; if a challenger, casting blame for every (perceived or actual) failure of the city/school district/state, etc.

Above all, you will not have one original thought or useful insight on that flyer other than This Is My Name, This is My Face.

And you know what? It will probably … work.