Dang, Aunty, that's right!

I read an excellent (as usual) column by Thomas Friedman this morning suggesting that the campaign needs a 3rd candidate, preferably an independent. Friedman suggested that the most patriotic thing NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg could do would be to run as an independent, at least through the debates. Bloomberg could force the debates to include the real, that is, fundamental national issues that Romney and Obama will otherwise avoid (for the reasons Vedder mentioned). That would be cool if Bloomberg did that, and he has the resources to do it. Meanwhile the US Treasury pisses away $38,000 a day on Secret Service protection for Gingrich.

I really like Friedman and one or two other NY Times columnists. I should think about an online subscription. The political scene is so full of drivel, it's hard to find intelligent writing anymore.