There's almost four months left until the 2008 elections, and I'm already fatigued. What was once interesting is now turning into a soap opera.
McCain says we need an "economic surge". Obama supports a windfall profits tax. Hillary and Bill are keeping their irons in the fire, just in case. The race card has been played again (by McCain's surrogates). What crap! I can't wait for the next bit of non-news. Four more months of this agony?
Everything McCain and Obama will say from here on is unimportant. The lines have already been drawn, the candidates have already shown their colors. At this point both are reduced to pandering to some small fraction of Americans who are undecided or wavering. And in their pandering, both are reducing themselves. Ugh!
This coming election offers clear choices. We can elect a rich, flag-waving, semi-corrupt, poorly educated old guy who will pursue the corporate agenda, or we can elect a rich, populist, semi-corrupt, well educated young guy who will pursue the center-left agenda (ala Clinton). Each day that the election cycle continues will corrupt each candidate just a little more as they sell pieces of their soul for a few more votes or an endorsement.
The Europeans have a much better system. Call the election and get on with it! I wonder: "Can I die of election fatigue?"
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Even though I expected it, it's still depressing to watch enthusiasm fade into cynicism as the campaign wore on. People that were so happy and enthusiastic about their candidates a year ago are now talking about "holding their noses" while they vote for them.
It seems to me like the candidates have switched from "I want to be elected so I can do these things" to "What things do I need to do to get elected?"
I vote coup. It's been a while since we had one of those, let's give it a shot!
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