John Edwards drops out

Here’s the truth – I have no opinion on the presidential race, election politics, politics in general. I was having a brief discussion earlier today with Joseph, wherein we agreed that politicians are completely insincere – I mean, really, who can pretend that they’re really “in it” for the public good?

That the realm of politics belongs almost solely to certain prestigious and/or wealthy families of this country, and that even on the most local level it’s a profession rather than a vocation: both these facts serve to alienate me completely from the entire process (oh, and the Electoral College; not really the image of a real democracy, you know). I hope it’s not because I’m an apathetic teenager, but I can’t pretend that I have much faith in the business of elections in the first place. Don’t get me wrong – don’t believe in not voting, it’s just that I can’t get really jazzed up about it. That’s why I registered as an independent voter. I care about specific issues, but not about specific candidates or specific parties.

Anyway, that Edwards business – interesting, I suppose. The Democratic nomination will end up going either to a woman or a minority, both exciting options insofar as one thinks that says something about our country. (But wait, I forgot Mike Gravel! Or do you agree with me that just the idea of a “President Gravel” begs for four years of bad late-night puns and worse political cartoons? Actually, a better question… have you even ever heard of Mike Gravel?)