Interview

Interview

It turns out that the long-awaited interview with Ms. Harris was not a test of her; it was a test of the electorate. Ms. Harris, in her sixteen-minute interview with CNN's Dana Bash, walked a fine line between calculated ambiguity and elements of "The Office" or "Anchorman." It was an exercise in manipulation, disguising, to an uncertain degree, ineptness.

Ms. Bash's questions were leading and kind, and Ms. Harris's answers were vague, circular, and unrewarding.

This encounter can be summarized in any number of partisan ways but the interview did not reveal someone capable of international leadership. The question will really be, is the electorate capable of recognizing these failures and acting upon them.

Put another way, is the general voting population capable--or willing--to do the right thing?