I recently moved (6 blocks) and was yesterday spending a few hours doing some 'move-out' cleaning of the old place. The property owner had hired a painter to repaint the interior, a middle-aged woman, self-employed, who does high-quality interior work. I'm cleaning the inside of the refrigerator and she's painting when she asks me what I think about the war, do I think it is was the right thing to do. "Yes," I respond, "I do." "But don't you think it's all about a spat between Osama and George Bush who were doing business together and something went wrong and now they're fighting?" she asked. I had to stop scrubbing for a moment and think about the best way to approach this. "Not unless I'm wearing my tinfoil hat so that they can't read my mind." Maybe she will ask herself what I meant, was I serious. Clearly, here is a woman who needs to begin to ask questions. If this is an example of an educated and interested voter, I fear for our republic. I hope and trust that on November 2 she and her ilk will be a small minority.
