So we had another presidential debate, without all the presidential candidates. Out of the six candidates who are able to win enough states for president, only two of them are being mentioned. And why didn’t Cynthia McKinney make the ballot in Kentucky? We only get five of the national candidates.

Being that Kentucky is a “safe state,” meaning McCain is going to win no matter what, voting for the Independents will show the Republicrats that we shouldn’t be taken for granted. Neither Obama nor McCain is putting in much effort here in the Bluegrass. Our concerns aren’t being broadcasted nationally. Our state’s love affair with the status quo has made us irrelevant.

We call ourselves “Wildcats” and “Rebels” when really we’re like a predictable puppy who stays in the yard, subdued, like they want us to be.

Johnathan Masters

political science freshman