Over breakfast this morning, six of us discussed politics candidly. I agreed with much that was said, including my sister's admission she wasn't following the election. She's not following the election because there is nothing that Obama could say that would convince her to vote for him. I agree. It's not possible to be up-in-the-air this election year. People who claim to be undecided are either disingenious or stupid.
I read somewhere (I can't remember where) that people's political views are more deeply imbedded than their religious views. Politics aren't related to reason but to a deeply ingrained world view that shapes our reason.
Here are quotations from a Sowell article I enjoyed:
"... Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain.
"What is more scary than any particular candidate or policy is the gullibility of the public and their willingness to be satisfied with talking points, rather than serious arguments....
"Whenever I see one of Barack Obama's smooth performances, it reminds me of a saying from my old neighborhood in Harlem: "An eel is like sandpaper compared to you."...
"There is no question that Barack Obama is a clever and glib fellow. There is also no question that some of the most foolish, dangerous and horrific things done around the world in the past hundred years have been done by clever and glib fellows."
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