GO VOTE!

I'm not going to tell you who to vote for, although "none of the above" is increasingly popular.

I'm sitting here watching the Daily Show and The Colbert Report (warming up for the The Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude), and I must say this IS the choice of a new generation.


For today's review: Joan Didion - Political Fictions



This book is a series of vignettes about the politics in our country between 1988-2000. The string holding all of these stories together is one of mild-to-wild disillusionment. The stories revolve around how the US political system has evolved into a contrivance more in line with our myths about what "America" is than what it actually is. Didion also delves into the crafting of the image of a politician, which can be quite disturbing. She lambasts both parties, although she is clearly a democrat. Self criticism is always a nice thing to see. People who are unable to self-criticize or admit to mistakes scare me. This is a good, if dissuasive, read for those of you interested in the state of politics in America. [on that note, thank goodness there will be no more political ads for at least another 8 months....]

"the largest political party in America ...... [are] those who did not vote."

Rating: A-