Saturday, September 27, 2008

"What I Learned From Last Night's Debate......"


…was that the greatest difficulty in choosing between the two men the political process has floated to the top of the pile wont be determining who our instincts and value system tell us we want to be in charge of things for the next four years.

It will be finding a quiet place, where we can be insulated from twenty four hour a day cable analysis, polls every twelve seconds, sound bytes designed to keep us tuned in, as opposed to enlightening us and where we can try to listen to the inner voice that, ultimately, is the only sound we hear when we close the curtain and pull the lever on election day.

Whatcha think the odds are on finding such a place in this drivel driven culture we live in?

Yeah.
Me, too.

Almost every on air interview with the candidates that I’ve seen or heard ends with the interviewer wishing the candidate good luck in the election.

The candidates don’t need good luck.

We do.

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