While We Await the Election, the World Doesn't Wait

While our election sells a lot of newspapers (relatively speaking) and keeps a lot of pundits busy, it certainly doesn't stop world events from moving forward.

The rest of the world is not waiting with bated breath to see whether The Light-Bringer or The Maverick wins the White House; they really don't care.

Islamofascists want us all dead anyway; Russia wants hemispherical domination anyway; China is an environmental, human-rights, and economic mess anyway; Europe is sinking into oblivion anyway; the Middle East will be an unholy mess (as it's always been) anyway.

One thing's for sure...whoever wins the election (and I pray it'll be McCain), he'd better be prepared from day one to deal with a complex, dangerous world that's got flashpoints simmering darn near everywhere. Our next president had better be ready to *do something* (or a lot of somethings) - not give speeches, not take opinion polls, not look for someone to blame, not invent meaningless slogans, not count on personal charisma. The world won't wait.

Scott