Change, change, change

January 8th, 2008 at 03:29pm Aaron Chambers

The presidential election cycle means it’s time once again for what?

Yep, you guessed it: Change, and lots of it. Little changes. Big changes. Narrow changes. Sweeping changes.

No, not that type of change.

This type of change. (Under Monday’s “New Videos,” scroll down to “Interview: Andre Sullivan”)

A candidate running for political office naturally promises change. Unless the candidate is the incumbent, in which case the candidate argues for the status quo. For a challenger, it’s all about change. Very, very exciting change.

That’s not to say the candidate necessarily delineates his or her proposed change in any meaningful, detailed sense. People get hung up on details. It’s better not to touch too many of them, in your standard candidate’s view.

God forbid, if you promise specifics, people may actually remember exactly what you promised. And hold you to it.

Yeah, we’re up for one big, fat change.

Entry Filed under: Illinois politics