With so many states now moving their primaries up to February 5, the presidential nominating season is beginning to take on the look and feel of a Shakespeare play. Have you ever noticed the structure of most Shakespeare plays? They are comprised mostly of dialogue, with very few action sequences -- almost the complete opposite of modern entertainment. Anyway, the little action that there is in the average Shakespeare play is generally reserved for the end. So, you might have a play in which the first 98% bores you to death with nothing but talk, talk, talk, talk, and more talk. Then suddenly -- bang! bang! bang! -- it's all over and you are left wondering what happened.
Since the beginning of this year, candidates for the 2008 Democratic and Republican nominations have been campaigning nonstop. This will likely not let up any at all until the initial caucuses and primaries begin to winnow the field down. Then, shortly after that, the nominating season is likely to end abruptly with a bang (or perhaps a quick series of bangs). All of that talk that will have gone on for more than a year will suddenly be over as the two nominees begin to shift their attention to the general election. Of course, that just means a new round of talk will begin soon thereafter, but never mind that for now.
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