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October 7, 2008
Change the subject back
it’s odd to watch pundits ask if political candidates will be able to change the subject of national dialogue as if they have no role in allowing it to happen.
But it’s stranger still when we as citizens, we who have everything to lose and nothing to gain by poliitcal theater and distractions when we face serious real issues, allow our attention to be redirected to some bright shiney object when we have so much we could and should be talking about.
Politicians attempt to talk about what they want to, but we need to keep our conversation focused on what matters to us.
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