The fact that Obama and Romney, left to their own devices, might well meet in the middle and find common ground, Sabato says, “is literally irrelevant. Their party bases will not permit them to do so, and their own partisan activists will go after them hard if they try to compromise too much. Or maybe at all.”
This statement is depressing because it’s a true representation of what modern politics has become. It no longer matters what is. It only matters that my team beats your team. Middle ground is dead. No holds barred. Take no prisoners. All or nothing. With us or against us. The battle has become more important than the outcome. It’s sickening. We are all people. We essentially want the same things (“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”). We may disagree about the details, but we can’t allow that disagreement to let us lose our humanity. No more name-calling. No more attacking character. Obama and Romney both seem to be genuinely good guys. Whatever faults one may have, the other has his fair share too. Accept that and move on. Debate the issues, not the ideologies. But most importantly, whoever wins the presidential election, I hope people can remember that we are more alike than different, and the world will keep spinning.
We went to New Braunfels this weekend with some friends from church. While there, we floated in the river, went to Schlitterbahn Waterpark, and had a great time. On the way home, I finally figured out how to use iPhoto for iPad and loved it. I put together one of the new photo journals that it can create. Those are super cool! Very ‘web 2.0’ and very useful. I only hope Apple makes it easier to view and share these journals. Until then, here’s a link.
