OK, so against my better wishes I find myself writing a diary. It’s all Strummerson’s fault for getting me going, but I suppose I had a few pages stuck in me somewhere.
The topic is this: “Sell me on being concerned about the Democrats keeping control of Congress.”
I’m exactly the kind of person who was extremely motivated and involved in the Obama election who is today mostly sitting on the sidelines while – in theory – the Dems might get a trouncing in the mid-terms. I will vote in November and it looks like I will vote Democrat mostly, but I’m doing nothing other than my usual talking (here and elsewhere) about it.
Most of you know that I am pretty Centrist on average and hold views on different topics which are in many ways deep parts of both the political right and left. At first glance I put down most of my ennui to an “in power” as opposed to “out of power” situation combined with general up tick in busyness. The more I think about it, however, the more I realize that the answer is more:
“I already got everything I was after.”
So, assuming I am doing more than rambling my fingertips in late-night stupor, I ask my fellow Moose and any passerby who feels like chiming in to convince me that there is some urgency I should feel about November.
Consider this a “Short Attention Span Theater” Open Thread.