Saturday, November 03, 2012

If You're Not Reading This, Please Don't Vote

"I'm guessing that as soon as I walk into the voting booth, I'll probably make up my mind then." So said undecided voter Kerry Ladka, appearing on Greta Van Susteren's program after the second presidential debate. He had just compared and contrasted the candidates, giving Mitt Romney the edge on the economy, Barack Obama the nod on "social issues," and saying that the choice was, at least then, a 50/50 proposition for him. But while it's clear that he isn't exactly two whiskers from politics-wonk status, he also misunderstands his civic duty.

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