Back in the Saddle Again?

One of the things that annoys me lately, in a totally irrational way, is the way Time magazine is doing Presidential Election coverage.

Picture it: A normal TIME cover. The art. The titles of key articles. All normal, well and good. But then, two of the articles will definitely be a point/counter point written by McCain and Obama.

Part of me goes, "Wonderful. We need to know what they're thinking on issues like the war in Afghanistan."

Another part goes, "Why the hell do they get to babble about this? I read TIME for expert insight."

Yet a third part: "It's just campaign rhetoric in print. They aren't saying anything they'll actually act on. Which means they're wasting paper that could be printing useful insight."

So while I like to see the candidates' positions getting put out there to a demographic that is at least semi-informed on the topic, I'm worried about their stances being confused with news and informed analysis.

Or am I just feeling ornery?

...And Now for Some News...

No Drugs for Depression

Senate Blocks Energy Bill (The best part? The Dems added the ammendment about off shore drilling that the GOP wanted, and they STILL filibustered)