Avoidance

     I'm trying to not write too much about politics in this week before election day.  Especially not in the "look what those people just said or did" vein.  You see the news.  Maybe you mostly get one-sided stuff, or not, but the most egregious examples break through.

     It's nitwit season.  The politicians will do or say whatever they think will get them the most votes; they'll hang out with people who they think will appeal to the voters they want.  It's kind of a concentrated X-ray view of who they are.  It's worth watching, and you don't need me as tour guide.  But keep your eyes open.  Read the fine print.  Read the big print, too.  There's always a core of truth in a politician's hyperbole about what they plan to do.  Even if you assume every word the candidates say about their opposition is overheated alarmism, pay attention what they have to say about themselves.