Well, Politics Is War, And In War,

There Are Good People Who Are Dealt A Bad Hand By Fate, And Bad People Who Live Long, Comfortable, Privileged Lives. A Small Twist Of Fate Can Save Or End A Life; Random Chance Is A Permanent, Powerful Player In Each Of Our Lives, And In Human History As Well.

This Is Part Of The Involuntary Bargain We Make With The World Just By Being Alive. We Get To Experiences The Splendor Of Nature, The Beauty Of Art, The Balm Of Love And The Sheer Joy Of Existence, Always With The Knowledge That Illness, Injury, Natural Disaster, Or Pure Evil Can End It In An Instant For Ourselves Or Someone We Love.

More Things In Politics Happen By Accident Or Exhaustion Than Happen By Conspiracy.

In Early 1961 A New President, John F. Kennedy, Was Told By Military Leaders And Civilian Officials That The Kingdom Of Laos - Of No Conceivable Strategic Importance To The U.s. - Required The Presence Of American Troops And Perhaps Even Tactical Nuclear Weapons. Why? Because If Laos Fell, Asia Would Go Red From Thailand To Indonesia.

It Strikes Me As A Sound, Honest Statement For A Prospective Voter To Say: 'look, I Haven't Given This Election A Minute's Thought, And It's Just Not Fair For Me To Cancel Out The Vote Of Someone Who Actually Gives A Damn.' Indeed, It's Not Just Sound And Honest - It's The Ethically Responsible Thing To Do.