Once again, my Super Bowl prediction was correct: I did not watch the game. I have somehow never been able to generate the slightest interest in football.
I finally blocked him but I used to have a guy who e-mailed me every time I wrote anything even vaguely political to call me a dirty, unAmerican commie Jew Bastard who prays nightly for the destruction of this country. He even sent those messages when I said something negative about a Democrat because it was never negative enough for him. Anyway, in one of his tirades, he wrote — to cast aspersions on my patriotism — "You probably don't even follow football!"
And I thought, "Finally, this guy is right about something!"
Anyway, I did watch a little of the Republican Debate the other night. I don't think any of these things are really "debates" so much as they're synchronized stump speeches interrupted occasionally by questions. It seemed to me that the only ones who did themselves much good were Chris Christie and maybe Jeb Bush, neither of whom is likely to place first in any state for a long time, if ever. That would include their home states. But then I still think this election is going to have a lot more twists than most folks now imagine.
What I'd like to see in these "debates" is for them to all end with one question: "Candidates…suppose you do not get your party's nomination. Is there anyone at one of the other podiums you would not support for the presidency — and not just as the lesser of two evils?" I'm not sure if it would result in more or less civility but wouldn't either make for a better show?