Some independents ain't.

I doubt that all independents in the political realm are truly independent. Rather, they are people with difficulty making up their minds. Maybe because they're stupid. Or they don't give a damn. Yes, just plain apathetic. And these are the people who decide many elections. They're the swing vote between the Democrats and Republicans. During the last national election, the independents sided with the Democrats and Barack Obama. But polls indicate that the tide is turning. That so-called independents are drifting over into the Republican column. That fortifies my thesis that independents really are the stupid people. Easily swayed by nonsensical sound bites. They're robots. The non-thinkers. The people who really should stay home rather than go to the polls. Because they're ill-informed. Or not informed at all. But in a democracy, just about everybody has a right to vote. No need to pass an intelligence test. Chances are, the village idiot can trek off to the polls. We have dumbed down politics in America. And that means just about anybody can get elected. Maybe even the village idiot. That is, if he can corral a big majority of the idiot votes. --Jim Broede