[djmcmath]

It occurs to me, going back to the original question, that this isn't so much a presidential distraction as it is something that the people magnified. I mean, the prez is doing all sorts of interesting things, most of which aren't really getting any attention. As another poster discussed (PettyBird, I think?), there are a host of other things going on in the world, most of which are more important than this. My point is that the prez, while he is doing something about this issue, is also doing those other things. The press, who shows us what they feel is important, is magnifying this. The people (spoken: unwashed masses) love this sort of thing because it's so divisive. Nobody wants to read about reopening talks with Libya (except the small minority of the population who thinks for themselves). Libya isn't entertainment, it doesn't start fights, you will never see a Jerry Springer episode on Libyans who reopened talks. So instead of useful news, we get entertaining news, because the press has learned that that's what the people want.

But then, it's 6am, and I haven't had my coffee yet, so I could be way out in left field. Any thoughts on this? PettyBird, I hope I didn't take your post out of context.


Dan