The rescue of the 33 Chilean miners was certainly the high point of the week. Viewers all over the world witnessed what can happen when people work together for the common good. As MSNBC's Chris Matthews pointed out last night, this story contrasts so sharply with the tone of the political season here in the U.S. From Alaska to right here in Connecticut, the landscape is littered with ads that shoot first as too few people ask questions later. Bob Schieffer of CBS once suggested we abolish primaries. They have certainly allowed the venom surrounding the Connecticut gubernatorial campaign to continue much longer than it should have. I have never wanted to vote "none of the above" as much as I do now. The senatorial campaign here started off on a higher note, but that has deteriorated to out-of-context sound bites that leave any reasonable adult totally disgusted.
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