I did not vote in yesterday’s primary, as the weather and work wreaked havoc with my plans. That said, I am a registered Republican, and I am not enamored with the choices my party has put forth. Additionally, I find myself admittedly much more centrist than my party tends to be, and I find the lurch that McCain has made to the right a bit disconcerting. I digress.
As everyone knows, Barack Obama won the “Potomac Primaries” yesterday. I have to admit that I am a bit amazed at the coverage Obama has received in the media and of their fascination with his message of change. Look at the crowds that greet his various public appearances. I am a bit nonplussed by a candidate whose only message is that of change. The policy geek in me wants to hear more of his plans for foreign and economic policy, for starters. I do not want to just hear about his plans for the Iraq war.
The message of change worked for another Democrat in 1992, but Clinton’s candidacy was punctuated with policy prescriptions. That’s part of what I want to hear, and this goes for the other candidates as well. I wonder how much of this problem is caused more by our 24-hour news cycle and the continuing decline of quality journalism.
Right on.
“I wonder how much of this problem is caused more by our 24-hour news cycle and the continuing decline of quality journalism.”
I’m in half a nod these days due to election fatigue.
Right on.
“I wonder how much of this problem is caused more by our 24-hour news cycle and the continuing decline of quality journalism.”
I’m in half a nod these days due to election fatigue.