First, we at the Crystal Ball want to get one thing straight with our readers. We are for change. We have worked for change our whole lives. We are truly change agents. And we haven’t just talked about change, we’ve accomplished change–as long as you consider publishing books and articles about change to be accomplishments (doubtful, but we’re entitled to make our case). Even better, being long in the tooth, we’re experienced in bringing about change, so we possess the unbeatable dynamic duo of experience and change. Ah, we feel better. We’re in tune with the spirit of the season. Those of you who are for the status quo need to think about what we have just said. Your day is over. You’re on the “Out” list for 2008. Please don’t cry, although tearing up could help you.
Now let’s move to the business of one of the most exciting weeks in politics ever. We’ve registered our objections to the current Iowa-New Hampshire system on several occasions, including in this space last week [Read more], and we want to stress again that only about 5 percent of the voters in the United States have had a chance to weigh in as yet. Could we please wait for at least a decent portion of the other 95 percent to cast a ballot before we shut down the process?
Still, being part-time realists, we’ll deal with the system we have rather than the system we want….