<![CDATA[While I may occasionally grouse about the the downer nature of political news, I am still a big fan of the game of American politics. That's even more true now that I have decades of activist experience under my belt. I am also blessed by the ability to be dispassionate while watching the game being played. The aforementioned grousing is most often about one story dominating several news cycles in a row, making it a slog to find new angles for my contractually obligated commentary. I still have pundit PTSD from COVID. ]]>