Choices

It is all about wording. Sometimes you come across something stated so well by somebody else that there is nothing left to do but quote.

To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?” To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked. I mean, really, what’s to be confused about?

David Sedaris offered up his thoughts on the upcoming election in this week's New Yorker in his usual, witty way. He didn't name any names when talking about undecided voters and the choice available but it doesn't take much guess work to determine where he stands.

I have friends that cover the spectrum when it comes to political views. The logic behind various peoples' leanings never ceases to amaze me though. I like to think that my set of peers is fairly well read and educated, enlightened, critical thinkers, etc. Every once one of the friends with views that differ from mine says something that shocks and amazes me not because the opinion is different but because of that on which it is based. Going beyond party politics, do people really have a hard time trying to figure out what somebody really stands for? Can they not distinguish the significant trade offs that are made when you support somebody simply because they are "conservative"?

These choices have an impact on daily life to a certain extent, but sometimes it is very hard to see what the consequences are. Everybody was pretty happy when economic times were good and they focused on the humor that can be found in the stupidity of our elected officials. Economic activity as of late suggest maybe we were all asleep at the wheel. People have a tendency to question government regulation and view it in the cross hairs of socialistic tendencies. What about Federal Deposit Insurance? That's a pretty good idea right? What would happen if we deregulated something like the meat industry . . .