Fine. Good. Hurray for the YouTube debate. Hurray for more direct questions from We The People. Hurray for hipness. None of that changes the fact that no matter what format the questions arrive in, our beloved candidates seems to still give the same answer. For a minute, it seemed like the perennial unfavorite - the "can't seem to like him no matter how much you want to" Dennis Kucinich - had the bravery to cut through and answer a question directly. Then you realize that his black and white views are just a different black and white than every one else's - and when is the last time black and white actually worked in practice? On it goes: Hillary is disciplined and calculated enough not to make herself seem disciplined and calculated; Mr. Alaska was fun for a while, but now he just seems like he's worn out his welcome; Obama speaks pretty; Edwards is too pretty. Not to mention that at least 75% of campaign promises go out the window once anyone is elected to any public office.
Friend of the Not Quite Nordic, Omar Uddin, likes to point out that, at least of the three front runners, any of the Democratic ring leaders will do a good job. Maybe it would be best, then, to just flip a coin. Maybe even let the short guy in on it for a little excitement. Or maybe we need to get over our celebrity complex and accept that the Presidency is yet another job, full of gray areas, that will mold its holder into what the holder is capable. Our YouTube question: "How will you adapt to all the challenges you don't know are coming?" Then again, they can probably spin that into one of their prepackaged lines too - even the short man.
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