Plum Crazy

It's one year before the next Presidential election, and I'm already tired of it. How astonishing that a war and the economy are big issues with the American public. I'm sure most of us thought that whether or not Britney Spears will be cast as John McCane's daughter, Lucy, in the upcoming Die Hard IV was the hot-button issue.

"It's still a 50-50 nation politically, and it's clear that Bush's sagging ratings on the war are just as big a problem for him as the economy," said Andrew Kohut, director of the independent Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

Thanks, Andrew. It's also clear that the election is ONE YEAR AWAY, and a lot can happen in a year. Isn't a little early to be worrying about this? With a war, a weak economy showing some signs of recovery, North Korea making noises of compromise, and all sorts of other things going on, doesn't the media have enough to report on? News just ain't that slow these days.