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zwolI did some research back in October and decided that I would vote in the general election for any of the possible Democratic nominees for President, over any of the possible Republican nominees. And due to the timing of my move to Georgia I don't get to vote at all in the primaries. So I figure I'm entitled to ignore the campaign until September, if not later.
But I think it worthy of mention that today I saw people carrying signs and shouting slogans for Barack Obama on four different street corners, maybe five. In all the elections I've been able to vote in (since 1996) I've never seen people enthusiastic about a Presidential candidate the way they seem to be about him. And maybe that's a good thing.
I'm not sure, though. If I could rewrite the Constitution I would abolish the office of the President and replace it with a directly-elected Cabinet, with the system rigged to force the candidates to be policy wonks, because I don't like popularity contests and I especially don't like them with the Leadership Of The Free World™1 at stake.
If you want political commentary from people who actually pay attention to the contests, I refer you to <http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009904.html>, <http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009905.html>, and <http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=339>.
1 Not that the President of the United States of America is the Leader Of The Free World™ anymore, but a lot of people do still think so.
But I think it worthy of mention that today I saw people carrying signs and shouting slogans for Barack Obama on four different street corners, maybe five. In all the elections I've been able to vote in (since 1996) I've never seen people enthusiastic about a Presidential candidate the way they seem to be about him. And maybe that's a good thing.
I'm not sure, though. If I could rewrite the Constitution I would abolish the office of the President and replace it with a directly-elected Cabinet, with the system rigged to force the candidates to be policy wonks, because I don't like popularity contests and I especially don't like them with the Leadership Of The Free World™1 at stake.
If you want political commentary from people who actually pay attention to the contests, I refer you to <http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009904.html>, <http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009905.html>, and <http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=339>.
1 Not that the President of the United States of America is the Leader Of The Free World™ anymore, but a lot of people do still think so.
