09-24-2008, 09:56 PM
Nope, sorry.

(I love an open mind)
Another way of looking at it is that Washington elites, over the last few decades, have been spending more, and more...and more...and more time and energy campaigning, raising money, campaigning, throwing themselves 50,000.00-a-plate dinners, campaigning, talking...and less and less time working, voting, solving problems, fulfilling their obligation to serve the public.
I personally think they should both shut up, go to Washington, and get back to work. The debates are still going to happen. If the debates begin next week, or two weeks from now, who cares, I doubt the future of American prosperity and stability rises and falls on what is essentially differing views of a campaign scheduling detail.
Even if this other way of looking at it is viewed unfavorably--which is okay--few would agree that public servants spend too little time campaigning and arguing, and too much time in Washington DC working to solve national problems. We have campaign promises and partisan rhetoric running out our ears, it's been a long race. A little less posturing and a little more hands-on governing might be a welcome change.

(I love an open mind)
Another way of looking at it is that Washington elites, over the last few decades, have been spending more, and more...and more...and more time and energy campaigning, raising money, campaigning, throwing themselves 50,000.00-a-plate dinners, campaigning, talking...and less and less time working, voting, solving problems, fulfilling their obligation to serve the public.
I personally think they should both shut up, go to Washington, and get back to work. The debates are still going to happen. If the debates begin next week, or two weeks from now, who cares, I doubt the future of American prosperity and stability rises and falls on what is essentially differing views of a campaign scheduling detail.
Even if this other way of looking at it is viewed unfavorably--which is okay--few would agree that public servants spend too little time campaigning and arguing, and too much time in Washington DC working to solve national problems. We have campaign promises and partisan rhetoric running out our ears, it's been a long race. A little less posturing and a little more hands-on governing might be a welcome change.