It's Over

The primary season is finally over. The general campaign begins. Though Obama and McCain are essentially tied right now, you've got to give the edge to Barack for a number of reasons.

1) He brings new voters into the mix.

2) When the Dems unite, they'll get back in line behind him.

3) He's got about half a billion dollars to spend--as much as he needs for ads to massage the voters in sore spots (and, some would add, he has the media in his back pocket, which is worth more).

4) Bob Barr may get a fair number of votes, and probably take more from McCain than Obama.

That said, for all the inspirational talk, the winner will likely be the one who can make the other look worse. Barack wants to tie McCain to Bush, while McCain wants to portray Obama as dangerously inexperienced and too radical.

Anyway, I'm burned out writing about the whole process. I may lay off politics for a few weeks. In fact, I wish I could go into hibernation for a few months and miss all the soaring rhetoric. Politicians are free to campaign as much as they like, but it would probably be a better country if we ignored everything they said at least until after Labor Day.