I can see right now that I'm going to have to follow the never ending election process with discretion. Once upon a time I can remember when reporters were somewhat ashamed to cover the "horse race" aspect of political contests because I suspect it was considered small minded and took away from the responsibility of the media to the public it supposedly serves. Well those days are far behind us as all that is covered these days is the horse race as the twin towers of Babel called MSNBC and FOX News tout their philosophies and the pols who preach them. Many decry the large number of candidates on the Democratic side of things this season and I wonder why. How can you have too many candidates as the very nature of the process will winnow those options. It's about the drama of TV, because as with the Republicans some years ago, too many candidates undermines the media's ability to cast the races in quasi-Shakespearean combats. I thought of the Archie Comics comic book cover above when I heard some pundit say there were too many Dems running for the chance to be president. Like the Mighty Crusaders they will tussle among themselves and fight and brawl and then when the dust has settle the battle for the soul of the United States will truly begin.
For your viewing pleasure, here are the other 60's Mighty Crusaders covers, a team which debuted in Fly Man before getting their own gig.
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