Unbelievable

I try to appreciate democracy. I want to believe it works. I really want to believe that the electorate is more than just a gaggle of slack-jawed yokels incapable of letting facts get in the way of their own preconceived notions. I can't think of a better system, and this one just sounds so good in theory. What could be better than democracy for making decisions like this? But then something like this happens and I start rethinking the whole thing again. Maybe the electorate really is incapable of making an informed decision. Maybe we're doomed to worse and worse decisions until finally something revolutionary alters the system dramatically. But right now, we're stuck with this result. We have to live with it. As much as we might not want to believe it, as much as we might be unable to conceive it, this is the way things are. Derek Jeter is a Gold Glove winner. All we can do now is get on with our lives. The sun will come up tomorrow. I'm cautiously optimistic about that. We've got to be strong. Slowly, things will start to get better.  ¶ joe | 2:04 PM |