Politics vs. "issues that matter"

One of the things you hear a lot of is that the contest between Obama and Clinton extinguishing debate over issues that "matter" (like Iraq), or that it's taking away from the campaign versus McCain. There's probably a lot of truth to that.

But the reality is until we have a nominee, the problem will persist. So to those who berate Obama and Clinton partisans for ignoring bigger issues, I have a suggestion. Since you don't think it matters much who we pick, why don't step down from your moral perch and get dirty with us down in the trenches. Help us bring the campaign to a close -- until a winner emerges from the primary, we won't be able to unify the party and start the process of taking on John McCain.

(And no, in case you were wondering, this wasn't a call for Hillary Clinton to quit the campaign. That's a question for her and her supporters. All that I know is that she's going to eventually lose, and the sooner we can make that happen, the better.)