[Note: though I'm a conservative lurker here, this post was intended to be nonpartisan]

I've got a lot of other stuff to do right now, like reconnect the dishwasher and finish tiling the kitchen floor.  But I hate plumbing, and love blogging, so I'm doing some constructive avoidance.  I feel like mixing a few metaphors, buckling up my sleeves, and changing the world.

I'm avoiding this construction because there's something irking me. I keep seeing people on both left and right who are willing to settle on a candidate for President based on who they think can win.  I don't mean political pros, people who are looking to hitch a ride on a candidate and land a cushy Undersecretary gig after the election. I mean I'm getting irked at my fellow Americans for letting polling numbers decide their votes.