So the press is now in 24-hour coverage mode for a race to see who will lose the election in November. It really does seem trivial and hardly worth the hoopla. I can see Agent Smith in the Matrix saying "It is inevitable." Apparently, losing to George Bush is worth spending lots of money to do. Heck, even losing the primary is apparently worth quite a few million...Howard Dean has a reported $30 million to blow, and he won't even get the party's nomination. What's funny is to hear everyone from Kerry, who actually won the New Hampshire primary, to Lieberman, who came in fifth, talking about how great their support is for continuing.

Maybe I'll vote for Dean. I hate to see $30 million just get completely wasted. If America is going to continue the downward spiral toward socialism, at least we could have a president worth laughing at. Yes, I know I ended the previous sentence with a preposition. Sue me.

Sad, but not surprising...

The one word that I haven't heard one candidate from either dominant party utter during this campaign is "liberty". You'll hear plenty abour "security" and plenty about the "viability" of this or that program. You'll hear them talk about this or that initiative (federal law) to attempt to bring about this or that change in economic or societal circles. None of them want to talk about freedom (except as it applies to Iraqis). Liberty, it seems, is a dirty word...an anachronism to be avoided at all costs lest the speaker be viewed as "out of touch" or *gasp* extreme.

That's why, yet again, I'll be casting my vote for libertarians. At least they talk about it. I'd rather vote for someone who says the right thing but will never be elected than someone who says the wrong things and then gets the power to actually IMPLEMENT their plans.