There is a statement that seems to be all too appropriate to this era. The statement is by a Venita Cravens, and who she is, I have no idea, nor have I been able to find out. Anyway,

"When small men cast long shadows, the sun is going down."

The Founding Fathers assumed an "informed electorate." But I wonder how an electorate can truly be informed when the news media is dedicated primarily to "info-tainment," and otherwise behaves like a rooting section for whatever conservative administration happens to be in, or a rumor-monger for scandal if the administration is of a more liberal bent. How informed can an electorate be if there are serious issues at stake, but more than fifty percent of the voters can't work up enough interest to get up off their butts and go vote?

That last. Perhaps I can answer my own question. One wonders what difference one's vote can make if there are no really genuine alternatives? Somebody once commented that "between a real Republican and a fake Republican, the real Republican will win every time."

I'll repost THIS LINK, just in case somebody missed it the first time around.

Don Firth