Signs of the Times
Is your neighborhood covered with them? Mine is. Every corner is awash in cardboard. I can't see if there's on-coming traffic because Ethan Orr has decided that getting reelected takes precedence over my ability to drive safely. It's election time, and the posters are everywhere. TBG pointed out last month that it is impossible to tell who belongs to which party. Except for my friend, Randy Friese , everyone has his or her own take on red, white, and blue. There is an occasional elephant on the bottom line, barely visible unless you're stopped in front of the sign itself and looking for an identifier. I suppose that the lack of labels is a good thing. We are trying to raise children who see beyond affiliation and into character. Unable to reflexively attach Mr. Orr to either party, I'm free to rail at him as an individual as I inch out of my neighborhood, gingerly placing myself in danger so that he can exercise his right to...