PROMISES…PROMISES…PROMISES
(…by two political fighting cocks duking it out on a red carpet arena)

Last night’s second debate round between President Obama and Governor Romney had all the intensity and feel of two political fighting cocks duking it out on a red carpet arena. The only things missing were flying feathers and flashing steel spurs, as both contenders prowled around and around each other, much like fighting roosters looking for a kill-shot opening.

While it made for great political theater, it was long on promises…but offered little else. Neither candidate for our favors in November answered any of the questions posed to them by selected undecided voters. Questions which cried out for simple and straightforward answers, but given long irrelevant perorations instead, leaving most such voters watching it, wondering to themselves if there might be any other choices available come November 6th, besides these two blue-suede-shoe pitchmen.

Democrats, this time, will feel better about this debate as the President handily made up for his previous lackluster performance in round one. Republicans, for their part, while perhaps not as charged up by the Governor’s performance this time,  remain satisfied he not only gave as good as he got, but held his own as well.

As for the rest of us, if we were “undecided” before, we remain just as undecided as we were then. What this means, folks, is that when it comes time to vote, we may just have to revert to a tried and true decision-making method, whenever the possible consequences of making that decision, are simply too fuzzy and ambiguous to do so without the help of …flipping a coin.

Well, as I’ve said before, democracy, let’s us vote both dumb as well as smart (and we prove it every election cycle), so…tossing a coin in this present situation is definitely… a propos.. and that may be as bi-partisan as we’ll be able to get.

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