At the May 6 congressional candidates debate, an opiated New Vic Theater audience drifted peacefully to sleep amidst platitudes recited by the Democratic and Republican wings of the state party. "Ah, they're debating. How nice to live in a democracy," people mused, contended, while nodding off.
But had the organizers been democratic enough to invite independent candidates, I could have livened things up considerably with remarks like these:
- Our country now operates as a ruthless military empire — an overextended and increasingly desperate one.