It isn't often that I discuss politics in my weblog. I think that it is too divisive, so I try to leave my personal views on things out of here as often as possible. (Of course the most disparaging comment towards me in a weblog came in when I wrote about the Spice Girls. Go figure...) I suppose what I have to say is less "opinion" than "fact," so I doubt that there isn't much room for debate, rather my point does lend itself quite well to plain "commentary."

Listening to the morning news on public radio each morning as I am showering, (I can't get the Bob Yates show in my house. Signal is too weak.) I get to hear the daily soundbites of the candidates in the election.

It seems that Senator Kerry is doing a good job using the phrase "mission accomplished" with an ironic twist in his daily soundbites. I am sure that Bush's handlers wince whenever Kerry's handlers come up with a clever use of the term.

I am certain that the Kerry group runs various phrases through focus groups in order to come up with the most effective use of " M.A.." So far, the ones that he has used have sounded pretty poignant to me. It will be interesting to see what the GW camp can come up with in response.