if only most people were as conscientious about understanding the issues of the day as you and other Bettermostians are! sigh!
but, the reality is most people are more concerned about whether there is enough beer in the fridge to last the weekend or whether their kids grades are good enough to get into a good school, etc. I can't fault people for concerning themselves with the mundane, it is what they can control, and most people feel that politics is like a bad opera, they just want the curtain to fall so they can go home and open one of those cold ones.