Quick Post:
I am in Texas. I happen to love Texas — it is home to family, fair weather, and open roads. I just want to roll down the window of that minivan and pretend to be Dennis Hopper, freedom blowin’ through my hair. Seriously, though, the MidWest is an underappreciated phenomenon of this country. At least, that is, in the perspective of this New Yorker, who can’t wrap her head around the phrase “open space.”
The Midwest reminds me of the phrase “The Heartland” and that reminds me of politics — common catchphrase, especially for John Edwards methinks. Heartland this, heartland that — the heart of the heartland. Anyway, things are not so bully for him, placing third in the NH primaries and what have you. Hilary seems to have edged out in front of Obama — I wonder if this will have any reprucussions for the remainder of the race. I mean, of COURSE it will in terms of speculation and pundit quarrels, but I mean in terms of how Democrats view her “electability” — whatever that means. I really do think, though, that people in certain regions and demographics vote certain ways and the media can’t nudge those stats. And, since I have no idea what the dispositions of said demographics and regions are: Que sera sera. I’m not a political scientist, so they (the political scientists) can disagree with my far too simple sentiments and muck it out if they’d like. Which they of course not only like, but LOVE.
Okay, off to the school to have lunch with the little ones. Menu on Wednesday? Baked fish! Mmm.
