On Pundits, Experts, and Observers

I don't claim to be a pundit, an expert on the news with sources other people don't have, or some kind of Washington insider. I am just a citizen. What justifies my writing this blog is a curious characteristic I have. I notice things. Back in college, I remember reading the text of a play by Shakespeare and noticing that something in a line of verse didn't belong and really wasn't part of the verse, but rather a stage direction. My function here as I see it is to bring certain matters my readers might otherwise not notice to their attention. In the post that follows this in time, I shall give a good example.