On the internet, I find this to be very true. But in person, I can have an intelligent conversation with someone who has different preferences than I. Last night, I talked with my dad for a good 40 minutes about politics and no one raised a voice. We're on very different sides of the spectrum, but it was very cool to have a thoughtful discussion. It's so tough to do so on the internet because tone of voice is taken out of the equation. Another thing that makes stuff like this so hard, is that the number of issues that people care about with respect to these candidates is vast, and yet we can't elect one person to tackle one issue and someone else to tackle another issue as it suits our preferences. As I heard from a comic a long time ago, "I'm just gonna vote for the guy who I think is going to screw me the least". And I hereby pledge not to discuss politics on the internet (with you guys), because it's not the place for it. Let's talk about running, boobs, beer, and Nashville.

I am on to your petty games.

This is one of the reasons why people (including yours truly) are fascinated with politics. Unfortunately, it's not a very good reason to be fascinated with politics. We're missing M.D. big time. Tell him howdy. Yeah, let's get lunch soon.