Do you think your readers will decide how to vote based on the placement of a photo on page one? In that case, how about a presidential coloring contest?

Yes, it’s a fun horse race. It’s fun, fun, fun to see who’s ahead in the polls, who won Nevada, who’s going to win Wisconsin. How fun will it be living under a McCain presidency? No new taxes plus an unlimited commitment to war in the Middle East? Will that mean cuts to Social Security or just more borrowing and Chinese ownership of the country?

If you don’t cover the issues, McCain comes off like a nice grandfather-in-chief, Obama as an inspiring orator, and Clinton as, well, you get the idea.

I am not cynical enough to believe that you just refuse to cover issues because it’s in the best interests of your shareholders to maintain Republican rule.

So… why then?

Why can’t you tell us what McCain would do to Iran? Or how Obama would profess to handle Osama. Or how Hillary would handle foreign trade?

If you’re covering the 35W bridge collapse investigations, you will mention that the bridge fell down back in August. You even mention that current bridge and road maintenance is running billions of dollars lower than Mn/DOT estimates of the need for maintenance.

If you’re covering the primaries, we’re lucky to find out the current delegate count. Why is that? Budget cuts? Or do you think no one cares about leadership qualities, or issues?

I just don’t get it.
-Roy