Let It Be Over

I can't wait for the election season to be over.  I feel alienated watching ads designed to get to me where I don't see anything wrong.

Often, they're merely irrelevant, discussing issues that don't mean much to me.  That I can understand--there are issues voters out there, gotta reach them.

But then there are personal attacks that seem entirely pointless.  Are you really trying to convince me this guy who's served in office for years is too nutty?  Or this gal who made millions out in the real world is too rich?

Worst of all are specific attacks that have the opposite effect intended.  For example, more than once I've seen a politician accused of saying it's not the business of Congress to create jobs.  Damn straight it isn't.  They should be creating a situation where the free market can create jobs. Can anyone take this attack seriously?  Does anyone hear some sound bite (usually taken out of context) and say "hey, this candidate doesn't care if we're unemployed"?  That seems to be the hope of the people making the ad.

Another example regards the health care bill.  I've got plenty of problems with it, but the attack is usually that it'll cut Medicare.  That may sound unpleasant, but no matter what our health plan, Medicare is breaking us and it'll probably have to be cut one way or another.  If that's what the health care bill does, then it may be moving us in the right direction.