I won't make a habit of writing about politics in this space; usually it's kind of boring and besides, I'd rather unite people behind things like the outdoors. Please know that no matter what your political inclination, I'm happy that you're here, reading what I write, and you're always welcome. But today was the Iowa primary, and something interesting happened, at least on the democratic side - almost a dead tie. A lot of people have interpreted that in various ways; as a victory for Sanders, as a victory for Clinton, as a victory for Republicans, etc. But when I read those results, the first thing I thought of, honestly, was this: people don't really care who wins the democratic primary. And I mean that in the best possible way. They're voting for Clanders. They're voting for the democrats. At least, that's how I, personally, feel. I have some opinions and ideas about who can/should/might win between the two of them. If you held a gun to my head, I'd probably vote for Sanders. But I really wouldn't mind at all if Clinton won (sorry, Bernie). There's a lot of pluses to both. And, mostly, I just really - really, really - really, really, really - can't stomach any of the leading Republicans. Honestly, they don't even seem like Republicans, to me. They seem like bullies. And I really - really, really - really, really, really - don't like bullies.
So, yeah, we got a lot of this crap to come, and there's more interesting stuff to talk about, but I just wanted to put it out there that to me, who really won today is civil discourse. My favorite part was Clinton's remarks that she "welcomes the debate".
That's the best campaign line I've heard yet.