Friday, October 17, 2008

Inappropriate

Maybe I am a loon but this whole idea of the two opposing camps getting together and yukking it up really undermines the supposed seriousness of this election. "The most important election of our lifetime" both the Democrats and the Republicans scream. Really? If it's all that serious then why are you even breathing the same air as your enemy? And, yes, "enemy" is the right word, given all the vitriol spewing in every direction for the past two years. Or, is it, wink,wink,nod, grin, just a game played by the wealthy for the benefit of plebeians everywhere? Because, no matter who wins, the pundits will still have their leg-tingling million dollar contracts, our elected officials will continue to live large, the same celebrities will be celebrating, the same rockers will be rocking-- the only thing that changes is amount of cash sheared from the sheeple and which group of filthy rich will get the most benefit from it, so I guess this election only really, truly, seriously matters to those who will suffer from its effects-- like the average G.I. over there or the average student trapped in a crumbling school. Or. Or. Well, maybe you get it. It is certainly not the kind of change I want to live with.

For a report of jolly festivities, look here: Obama, McCain share laughs at dinner: The Swamp.

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