Bush and Kerry campaigners will be rolling out all of their stops for the undecided bloc of voters, especially in swing states like Ohio and Missouri (in Massachusetts we never have to worry about anything as disastrous as carrying the Republican nominee, having been the only state to have rejected Richard Nixon). Staffers treat this group of voters as royalty, stopping short of, as one pundit says, “mowing their lawns and washing their dishes.”

My question is, where the hell do all these undecideds come from? It is fairly hard to have respect for someone who claims to know little to nothing about the presidential race. “It’s not that important to me.” Oh really? At least Republicans for Bush, as misguided they are in their ideology, realize the importance of the citizen in the running of this country. Do you receive a paycheck from an employer? Do you have college loans? Do you know someone in the army? Of course it is important to you.

A town in New York is offering free beer to people over the age of 21 who register to vote. Is this what it has come down to?