It may not be your idea of heaven, but right now life is about as good as it gets for me. 750 hours of the Iowa Caucus on at least 5 stations. I'm flipping between C-Span 1 and 2, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, local outlets, the internet, and enjoying every single boring exciting goofy important second of it. I have my knitting on the end table. My laptop on my knees. My book in progress. A hot cup of tea. A parrot on my shoulder. A husband playing Scrabble and only grumbling a little.
What can I say? I love the process. I wouldn't give you ten cents for any politician on the planet but there are few things I love more than watching the game play out. When I was six years old I sat up with my parents and watched the Democratic and Republican conventions on television and that experience hooked me forever. I devoured Nancy Drew and The Making of the President 1960 and loved both with equal fervor.
I love the backbiting, the idealism, the upsets, the landslides, that moment every ten years or so when a candidate transcends the crap and actually touches something inside this jaded soul.
Next stop New Hampshire!
