What I want for Christmas…
Dear Santa:
I’ve been a good boy this year. I have tried very hard to do all of my chores the best that I can. I try to work and play well with others. I know I’ve made a few mistakes this year. And there were times when I forgot the Golden Rule. But I think you can see that I’ve tried to be very good and work very hard.
Here’s a list of what I want for Christmas this year:
1) I’d like journalists to start asking the presidential candidates questions that spring from the concerns of real voters and not just what the reporters and campaign professionals think is important. In addition, I’d like them to ask tough follow-up questions when the candidates attempt to dodge.
2) I’d like the talking-head TV pundits to shut up. America can’t hear itself think.
3) I’d like at least 5 Democrats to pull out of the race after the New Hampshire primary.
4) I’d like at least one journalist to take seriously my contentions about the press-politics of primary campaigns based on the Mayer predictive model.
5) I’d like the chattering classes to realize that, unlike most pundits, average Americans do not routinely polarize and demonize their friends and neighbors of opposite political opinion.
6) I’d like American higher education to stop exploiting academic labor.
7) I’d like world peace and international brotherhood, or the closest approximation of same that is humanly possible given our seemingly insurmountable cultural differences and our miserable ability to recognize our common humanity.
Thanks, Santa. I know you can do it. I believe in you!
May all your wishes come true. Happy holidays.
Holiday Wishes
Dr. Andrew R. Cline has a few reasonable Christmas wishes that I hope Santa will bring him (and, by extension, us)….
Amen! I especially agree to No. 2 on your wish list. Happy Holidays!
Thats a tall order boss………….