An
Inkling
What
a relief! Finally the nails on the
chalkboard are stopping. Robo-calls,
slanderous ads, and spin-masters have long since become torturous. Thank God for the mute button and caller I.D.! Of course I’m writing on Tuesday, and by the
time you read this we may be in for another form of torture with the 2012
version of hanging chads. But for now
election day is a blessed relief.
Am
I hopelessly naïve to hope for something better? I guess the communication channels of our
culture dictate the multi-sensory assault of campaigns. That’s not going away.
But
do they have to stoop so low? The Roves
and Axelrods of the world have metrics that show that there is more bang for
the buck with attack ads than with positive presentations. Sadly the candidates sunk to their level. And it happens in elections all the way from
City Council to the Presidential race.
Alas.
Just
once I’d like to get to vote for someone who refuses to slander his or her
opponent. Such a candidate would have to
be willing to lose. And in my judgment,
that would be a major qualification for winning.
Just
once? Could we see it? I’ll keep hoping. And in the meantime I’ll be praying for those
who do win by engaging in the current dark political logic. May they be able to shed some of the shadows
as they take office.
Blessings,
Keith
