Expanded "while" would be appreciated...

My legal writing professor once suggested burying bad news in dependent clauses is a good way to avoid looking incompetent (i.e. your research missed something important) or sleazy (i.e. you were hoping to capitalize on your opponent's incompetence). For example, "Although the Supreme Court is silent on this issue, the majority of circuits came down in favor of my case." Or, "While the babysitter you hired turned out to be a three-time convicted child molester, there's a complimentary bottle of wine on the way." See how the good news becomes the focus of the sentence? Nifty.

Why am I telling you this? I've come to realize that one of the biggest problems I have with Bush and his goons is the absence of the "while." Instead of telling you about the pederast looking after your children, he'll just mention the bottle of wine. Which makes him look alternately incompetent or sleazy. Which makes me not want him in office anymore.

All this goes towards saying: cast your vote for Michael Badnarik on Tuesday. And unless you live in New Hampshire or Oklahoma, he'll be on the ballot, so you don't even have to remember how to spell his name!