Politics...

The hostilities continue in the mid-east, Castro's condition is a big unknown, and it looks like Joltin' Joe Lieberman may be in big trouble.

We could have predicted all of these, of course.

Lieberman's problems are interesting simply because they highlight the ever increasing gulf between the left and right in this country. If it were a simple case of Liberman's support of the Iraq war, that would be one thing. And that is an issue. But I think a bigger issue for the voters who have turned to Lamont is simply that Lieberman would dare to support Bush on anything.

Eeek!

There seems to be no political middle ground in this country anymore. Whatever happened to the conservative Democrats and the liberal Republicans? Well, they died out (or were killed off by their own parties). Either way, they're gone. I think that's too bad because what we need right now, more that ever, is concensus building and teamwork and that's not going to happen as long as the two parties continue to retreat further and further into their own little worlds, reacting defensively and acting offensively to any and every word uttered by the other party.

What this country really needs is a third party. Or a fourth party or...

Speaking of politics, it's time for me to vote in my county's general election. See you at the polls.