do i look fat supporting this policy?

Everyone has a caricature to which any comedian can react and present for comedic relief. This is obvious amongst friends, in a work environment, anywhere. Seeing comedy in ourselves helps the days go by and makes life and its seriousness a little lighter--it makes already pleasant situations unforgettable--It helps us relate to the world around us. This is most obvious in the case of politicians. We bring them into our own realm through their caricature--we make them human rather than untouchable. SNL has done this since its creation. We've had adulterers, big-eared candidates, fast talkers, slow talkers, southerners, and "special kids"... these are all extraneous facts about our politicians--well... except for the "special kid"... i'm pretty sure W is the exception to every rule though. Every other caricature presented is "extra" it doesn't really have to do with anything they believe in or represent, only extra features we identify with and can laugh about. The fact that a senator is old as death or that someone has big ears or a healthy appetite or an active libido... these things don't really matter in the greater scheme of things... they don't matter in international affairs or domestic policy...(maybe the special kid does... but may i reiterate... exception)... they don't change gas prices or taxes...

so here's my question... why is it when i turn to msnbc.com or cnn.com for my news, the headliner involves a small bandage on the temple of john mccain, because he went to the dermatologist and got a spot removed. This isn't important. save that news for US weekly and for the comedians... focus on what needs to be focused on!!! this is a huge election year... yet we're focusing on the fact that mccain wore a baseball cap and that obama went to the gym. you're kidding right???

then on some program or another, they were discussing a similar topic. it was brought up that people don't really care about health policy or international policy. People care about michelle obama's toned arms and cindy mccain's outfits. WHAT!? those people need to be reading US weekly... not watching msnbc. we should be caring about the policy... the fact that so many people don't that media is actually focusing on the caricature of these politicians--the amusement facrtor of them--to draw in numbers rather than the core of the politicians themselves... says a lot about where we are headed i guess. But then, we're already paying for that kind of thinking... i'll have no social security and gas will be like 4000 dollars a tank by my middle age crisis.

Europe has lasted through countless wars... the euro is already more valuable than the dollar. and they still talk politics over there, not just what jacque chirac is wearing. And its not that chirac's caricature or Margaret Thatcher's caricature wasn't amusing or unspoken of... its just that though. amusement, a side conversation for fun rather than what opinion is based on... just some things to think about.