The Basics

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.  So many words; so few ideas.  I wish that President Obama was tougher and sharper on Wednesday night.  Sure.  And I wish that Mitt Romney had been battered with sweet science precision; a bleeding cut above one eye, a good bruise on one cheek.  Enough damage to guarantee a unanimous decision, but not enough to draw pity.  Didn't happen.  Too bad.

But, the real disappointment was the distance both candidates stayed from the fundamental principles that should define these United States:

1. Health care is a right, not a privilege.  
2. No one in America should go hungry.  
3. Everyone in the country has the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and eat uncontaminated food.  
4. All children have the right to high quality education including university education.
5. The laws of this country including the tax code must guarantee items 1 through 4.  

 Keep your eyes on the prize.