Perception trumps reality

I just realized that my last post coincided with the end of both party conventions and the beginning of the presidential campaign season. Seems to have thrown me into a mild depression for which I have no words. Fortunately the end is near.Seems to me everyone's mind was made up around the first of September anyway and we could have done without all this mostly pointless posturing to win the mythical "undecided" voter. I'm hoping that once the election is won the next president will have the courage to tell the truth to the American people and with a little luck inspire them to create what we can be in the 21st century.

We're gonna have to leave a lot of stuff behind though.