Politics today is nothing but marketing. Substance doesn't matter; what matters these days is finding the right slogan, the right catchphrase, the right "hook" to get sway over the fluid minds of the masses. We cannot expect any more adult exchanges, debates, arguments, and that is the real problem that underlies the entire political process today and the election we are facing. There should be no voting by people who a) do not understand the issues and b) have no earned stake in America. It is only a matter of time before the remaining grown-ups come around to that awareness. It may take the The Terror first, though, to wake people up.