The "somnolent campaign" kicks into neutral

Well, the Seattle Times finally admits the Cantwell-McGavick contest is "somnolent." After all we ARE talking about varying degrees of "moderate," aren't we? Yawn. Zzzzz.

And, well, it's OK to talk about these guys, right?--because these are THE DEMOCRATIC and THE REPUBLICAN candidates, by gosh! Oh, and never mind the "perennial candidates" (i.e., the minor party candidates) who never get the time of day from any major media outlet. Never mind that these others might actually have something to contribute to the debate over national policy. Never mind they might spice up an otherwise dull race!

Well, alrighty then! Let's all gather around the campfire, sing God Bless America, and pay homage to the great two-party system, the system that brings us ho-hum candidates, the system that actually fears new ideas, because new ideas generally don't make good sound bites!