It's been several weeks, where are they now?

December 1st, 2006 - 6:29 pm |

Several weeks ago Hillary Clinton was on fire, Barack Obama was a curiosity, John Kerry was dead, John McCain was a lock and Mitt Romney was worth a chuckle.

This week Hillary Clinton is out of touch, Barack Obama is on fire, John Kerry is being interviewed by the Iraq Survey Group, John McCain is looking nervous and Mitt Romney is being attacked from all sides — which is to say he’s finally being taken seriously.

That’s the way these things go. Emotionally it can feel like you’re riding a rollercoaster in the middle of a tornado, but only if you buy into the idea that any of this matters.

It doesn’t matter. It’s blather. Blather squared. Megablather.

If you enjoy it, well, enjoy. But if it’s painful to you, or emotionally draining, then step back and look past all the noise toward the horizon. Because that’s what matters.

Your vision of America is more important than any candidate’s vision. Their job is to give you the country you want, not to convince you to accept the country they want to give you. So put your feet up, listen, and watch. The curtain’s going up soon, but there’s plenty of time to make an informed decision.

As in more than a year.

– Mark Barrett