Brian is, as ever, correct. Jay is, as ever, distracted. But it’s a common malaise as much as it’s an ugly sight to media watchers across the Great Pond. There’s not so much an overload as there is a lack of focus.

People are chasing their tails speaking frenetically of inconsequential nothings. Okay, most of the news seldom amounts to much, but the verbiage polluting the Web at the moment is just so much sugar-coated dark matter.

Perhaps it’s a result of what your crazy, rigged electoral system and “let’s pretend” dollar-driven democracy. This being the first I’ve watched up close, I wouldn’t know. Either way, you’ve a couple of posts here that hit the nail on the head. (I enjoyed Michael’s first Corante piece and hope he runs with what he’s started.)

And remember… too much fertilizer and you get a really Dirty Bomb.

A fiscal compass. A little direction. When the cheques begin arriving, it will automatically temper your angst with some much needed perspective.

Really there isn’t all that much happening, Frank It’s just a lot of different versions.

In the end it’s really either boy meets girl or man kills man. Or maybe woman punishes self.

But that’s it, really.

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Btw, do you still count yourself as amongst the undecided’ viz. upcoming electoral events?

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