Politics Keeps Rolling On

I'm just beginning to catch up with all the news. And from the looks of things, things don't change. Surrogates say things they shouldn't and candidates must repudiate them. There's a magazine cover -- The New Yorker -- that apparently is trying to deal with the politics of fear, but it's cover -- Michelle as a gun-toting Black nationalist and Obama as Muslim, with the American flag burning in the fire place -- isn't going over very well.

Not much new really, just the same old stuff. Obama and McCain are still finding their footing. There's restlessness in the base, concern about direction. Both candidates have a image as "different kind of politicians." When they play politics, which they must do to win, the pundits accuse them of hypocrisy. Politics is, by its very nature, the art of compromise. That's why fringe candidates like Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich won't win, they stand at the edges of their parties and don't budge. Obama is supposedly the most liberal member of the Senate and yet the Left fringe is attacking him for moving to the center. But, how else does he win. I might not agree with some of his positions -- such as FISA -- but overall he represents the best opportunity for change.

The good news is that Arnie the "Governator" has expressed willingness to be part of an Obama administration (even if he's endorsing McCain). Interesting! It might be a great idea.