Tuesday, September 30, 2008

A Brief Word on Politics

The race for president is almost over, after how many years? I was sick of it shortly after it started.

I have been on both ends of the political spectrum at various times in my life. As a teenager I was a liberal. In my days in The Way I was convinced that right-wing politics was equivalent to religion. Now I am even more convinced that politics is not the answer, no matter what the flavor of the month is. I am not so much "middle of the road" as "OFF road."

As Sharona said in Monk, "I never vote. It just encourages them."

Hey, here's an alternative: