Watching the Republican Primaries...
... is a lot like watching a long-running soap opera.
A while back, I was watching the news ALL the time. I knew every time one of the Republican candidates hiccuped because that's what the cable news networks were covering.
But, as my interest in the politics of a place called Westeros shot through the roof, the ins and outs of the primary for a party I'm extremely unlikely to vote for anyway became less interesting to me, and I stopped paying as much attention.
This afternoon, I turned on the TV while I was doing some dishes, and I discovered that, much like taking a long absence from Days of our Lives, I haven't missed much. Sure, there are some little differences, but not a lot has changed. People are still asking, "Will the Republican party unite behind Romney?" "Is a long primary campaign good for Republicans? Democrats?" "Is Romney conservative enough? Too conservative?"
It's like I never left... Except now I'm remember WHY I left. You can only hear the same debates/comments so many times before it gets old.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go see if HBO has posted a new GoT season 2 character video. At least I'm guaranteed something I haven't seen before in THAT.
A while back, I was watching the news ALL the time. I knew every time one of the Republican candidates hiccuped because that's what the cable news networks were covering.
But, as my interest in the politics of a place called Westeros shot through the roof, the ins and outs of the primary for a party I'm extremely unlikely to vote for anyway became less interesting to me, and I stopped paying as much attention.
This afternoon, I turned on the TV while I was doing some dishes, and I discovered that, much like taking a long absence from Days of our Lives, I haven't missed much. Sure, there are some little differences, but not a lot has changed. People are still asking, "Will the Republican party unite behind Romney?" "Is a long primary campaign good for Republicans? Democrats?" "Is Romney conservative enough? Too conservative?"
It's like I never left... Except now I'm remember WHY I left. You can only hear the same debates/comments so many times before it gets old.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go see if HBO has posted a new GoT season 2 character video. At least I'm guaranteed something I haven't seen before in THAT.