Perhaps I am mistaken, but in my fantasy world I like to imagine there
was a time in our history when people had substantive discussions about
important matters in a mature fashion. An era when intellectual
tolerance was a habit, and debates sincere and rational, and erudite.
What you have just published is a piece that might be titled “The
Marketing of Marco Rubio”. You have virtually nothing about his ideas,
or how they might be superior or inferior to those of whoever he runs
against. You have said nothing about our looming fiscal disaster (this
is about as short as the case can be made: https://moderatesunitedblog.com//2012/12/true-deficit.html
In short, what you are contributing to is the dumbing down of America.
You are asking us to value polish and appearance over substance. You
are telling us that Obama’s marketing talent is a virtue, when in fact
all it did was enable a mediocrity about whom we can verify virtually
nothing (Trump’s $5 million remains unpaid) to ascend to the White
House. For people who only care about their side winning, perhaps it is
understandable to view this as a good thing.
But this is not a football game, and the consequences of our looming national failure will affect everyone.