It’s ironic that in an election year highlighted by the contest between a black man and a white man for blue and red states, the determining factor should be which of these men is better able to deal with the grey area in which much of today’s world resides.

There have always been questions and musings about issues and ideas that didn’t have clear cut answers. Today however, with the acceleration of global communication and commerce, one of the unintended consequences of the earth being flat (thank you, Mr. Friedman) is that there’s a nearly overwhelming amount of information, coupled with unprecedented degrees of cultural difference, that need to be acknowledged and processed in order to reach productive conclusions. It may be a bitter pill to swallow, but much of the populace is either unwilling or unable to exert the mental muscle needed for constructive change to take place.

As this critical mass of information/cultural overload was building we saw a longing for simpler days and times that manifested in, among other things, the election of President Bush. His amiable personality was embraced while his lack of success in the private sector and lack of experience in the foreign policy arena at the time of his election were conveniently disregarded. If you’re not familiar with his history, he ran a couple of businesses into the ground and had never been overseas prior to his presidential candidacy...READ MORE