From the Editor's Desk
Go out and vote anyway
Arthur McLean
So the presidential primaries are in full swing and it looks like it's going to be a pretty tight race for the Republicans and Democrats.

I don't know if I should be surprised or not. Probably none of us should be surprised. I bet you're a little torn yourself over who you're going to vote for when the primaries roll around.

And maybe that's just what we're seeing, a nation that can't quite make up its mind. And who can blame us really?

There's an old Chinese curse that says may you live in interesting times. We are certainly living in interesting times.

Does anyone think there's a clear cut and dried answer to Iraq? What about what's happening in the economy right now, or the answer to gas at $3.00 per gallon and rising? How do you feel about the war on terror? And what about taxes, social security and healthcare?

The truth is, there's no easy answer to any of these questions. And I think the voting populace knows this, which makes it harder to decide amongst a bunch of candidates who seem to promise nothing but easy answers.

George Wallace once said there's not a dime's worth of difference between the Republican's and Democrats. And sometimes it's hard to tell much difference between the candidates themselves.

They all promise change. Well that's great, but how do we know that their kind of change is what we really need?

There seems to be that certain something about each candidate that gives a lot of voters serious cause for concern. There's been concern for a few years now that the machinations of modern politics and the media microscope under which is operates is pushing people away from serving.

I think it's certainly pushing a certain kind of leader away from the political game. After all, why bother with the whole mess of Washington politics when you can run a multinational conglomerate that holds as much or more influence than many third world nations? Oh yeah, and you can make millions at it too.

It will be interesting at least to watch how the primaries play out. I for one won't be making any bets about who will win. My political prognostications went off the tracks early this year when Fred Thompson's campaign went nowhere fast. I really thought he'd have more success than he has. But I was assuming a vigorous campaign would be launched. Instead, it resembled a Prius with the recharge light blinking.

Well, whoever you decide to vote for (maybe a third party in protest?) still go out and vote. I suppose it's the least we can do with all the millions the candidates will spend on these elections.

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