During the late presidential campaign (2005-8), I leaned toward Obama and against Clinton because Hillary far out-shone Barack in terms of being downright annoying. How could my ears stand four years of Hillary's blatantly self-serving drivel? (In the end, I did not let this determine my vote and instead followed the late Molly Ivins' advice, voting for Ralph.)
But now we seem to have suffered a role reversal: because she is supposed to be diplomatic and not toot her own horn, Hillary's annoyance rating took a dive, while Barack's rating soared, since he's become increasingly pedantic in his style. How can my ears stand four years of his excessively professorial style? -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
