Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Let's Open a New Box of Cereal

We have come to the bottom of the cereal box. That’s the problem with politics in America. It’s morning, we’re in the kitchen, and we want some cereal. We discovered that the box was light, we knew what that meant, and we dumped it in our bowl anyway. We should have known what the result would be. Whatever cereal you eat, and whether it comes in a box or a bag, there comes a time when it is almost gone. At that moment there are still some things that are recognizable as Chex or cheerios or whatever, but there’s also an awful lot of dust and crumbs. It’s all the same stuff, but presentation matters. Who wants milk covered dust? It’s messy, unappetizing, and tends to sully everything around it. You don’t want to eat it, but if you don’t than what happens with the rest of your day. Breakfast is important. What can you do? Well you can open another box and start with a fresh bowl. That is exactly what we have to do with politics. We don’t have to put up with politicians who believe God is punishing us for extending health care or that God created us all in six days and on the seventh declared that we should be bigoted and intolerant. We don’t need to accept insults and innuendo in the place of explanation. We deserve politics rooted in logic, reason, problem solving, and compromise. We deserve better, but we’ll only get it if we are willing to go and get it ourselves. So, let’s do it. Let’s get a new box.

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