Well, politics have finally come around to candidates calmly discussing the issues of real importance to Americans. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in Kentucky where a U.S. Senate seat is being contested by sane opponents arguing over jobs, healthcare, defense, education and a whole host of other critical areas of concern.
These discussions began in earnest on this last Saturday when the top contenders explained variously how one would not run to the left or the right of the incumbent, but would run over him. Another challenger pointed out that if the incumbent was told he had a kidney stone, he would still refuse to pass it.
Fortunately the incumbent decided to keep to the issues and mentioned that his opponent's father talked to Obama who told him to work on women's votes so he sent a check to Anthony Weiner. All this took place at a church social and bar-b-que in the western part of the state. It all took place amid cat calls and booing. A grand time was had by all. Oh, and by the way, this was not "all in fun." This was all done in obvious dislike of one another.
Ah yes, and what of the really important issues? Those are the issues. It's all about getting elected. It has nothing to do with the needs of Americans, or Kentuckians. Nor is this a fluke occurrence. It isn't just Kentucky. It's about American politics. In fact it's about politics in general.
You may ask why such a sorry state of leadership. But the answer is that these politicians are giving people exactly what the people want. The people want to be entertained, not bored by facts. There seems to be a desire among the electorate to have their representatives to Washington dance the mean-spirited dance for their entertainment and allow the voters to complain about the real issues.
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