No, not that kind. In honor of the impending elections (ongoing in my state, Florida), a commentary...

Seems like everyone has a political agenda these days, whether they're on Letterman, Oprah, or Crossfire, but nobody lets on unless they're elected officials. You know, the little (R) or (D) next to their name. Personally, I think everyone should either state or display their registration/leanings so we'll all be tipped off ahead of time to their particular color of glasses. In fact, we should add a few to really explain it.

So, what's your sign?
D = Democrat
R = Republican
I = Independent
L = Libertarian
G = Green

Plus the explanatory letters...
C = Conservative (more to the right in your party)
M = Moderate (more to the middle of the two major parties)
L2 = Liberal (to the left in your party)
W = Wealthy as defined by either party, whether you really are or not
H = Hollywood (you're too wealthy for either party to affect you, you're out of touch with most voters, you think everyone else is stupid, and you'll say anything to get your favorite in office)
A = Armed Forces member (you've earned your opinion)

Let's go even further by...
Bolding your designation if you're registered and vote regularly
Plain text if you're registered but don't vote regularly
Italicize if you claim an opinion but aren't registered

For instance: Oprah's Supposedly Non-Partisan Voting Special. Oprah, Cameron, Drew Barrymore, P Diddy, and Christina Aguilera would all have name labels like Oprah Winefry (DL2WH). Interestingly, no one has an R or a C or even an M. Perhaps then we wouldn't be so shocked at the words from our "non-partisan" friends as they decry America's opinion in the face of the world, or inflame their majority conservative viewers with threats about what horrible things would happen if we re-elect the President. They wouldn't be able to hide behind their enlightened viewpoint as an actor; bias would be apparent.

Perhaps Oprah would even reconsider her guest list to include someone like Patricia Heaton (RCWH). Still a WH, but a balancing force nonetheless.

Pundits would be obvious, and opinions would be clear before they opened their mouths. And frankly, that's how it should be in a time like this. No one should have the luxury of claiming innocence from bias on the eve of the most important election in our recent history. No one should speak from their mountaintop as though their words are fact, especially in the face of a record turnout of relatively uneducated voters.

--Sarah (RM)