Bored

Is anybody else feeling a little bit burnt out on politics? I was really into paying attention to what was going on for a while there. From the election in '08 onward I was reading news articles, watching TV, tuning in to the first segment of SNL, arguing with my friends. It was fun.

Now I kinda feel like I used to feel about girls after going out on one or two dates with them. (I'm talking about every girl but my wife. Let's keep that clear.)

I would get all interested, notice things I like. Maybe I'd even mention those things to people I knew. Then I'd get a little bit invested and get to know her a little bit and I'd realize that she just wasn't worth the effort to pay attention. They were usually dramatic and boring at the same time. If they were pretty, they were also annoying. If they weren't pretty, they had other issues.

Maybe politics and I need to "take a brake." Kind of like Ross and Rachel. Maybe in the interem, I'll hook up with...oh, I dunno...soap operas? I've flirted with reality TV before, that could be amusing. Business? Or maybe I could concentrate on my homework. That could be interesting...

Divided We Fall

I wish I could feel optimistic about this last election. I think the idea of divided government is hypothetically good. It keeps one side from pushing through a whole bunch of policies that may not be good for the country.
However, in our current political climate, where compromising with the other side brings you the label "traitor," I'm afraid that having a divided government just means that even less is going to be accomplished. Two years from now, both sides are going to be pointing accross the aisle and saying, "All our problems are THEIR fault! They said they'd fix it and they DIDN'T! And they're friends with CHILD MOLESTERS!"
I'm in a bad mood.