Election Fatigue, Need Some Swiss Democracy

I had to work a wedding the other day. 11 pretty bridesmaids with pretty hair, pretty make-up and pretty thoughts. Young people marrying for love. How simple and convenient, I thought. Lucky for them that they have no genuine interest in carbon footprints, deregulation, offshore drilling, national debt and foreign affairs.

Because the older you get the more complicated it becomes. Political views and convictions clash with others ideology, outlook and personality all the time. Sydney Pollack's 1973 classic movie, "The Way We Were" with Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford demonstrates that best. Today, I feel like Kkkkkatie.

I'm reaching the height of election fatigue so it's off to scale greater heights in the Swiss Alps of Europe. A documentary needs my attention in the dramatic landscapes and quaint country settings of Switzerland so, twist my arm, I'm on my way.

Vibrant cities, chalets and inns, alpine lakes and the glow of the Alps at sunset, it's time to escape the cruelty of the Obama-McCain campaigns.

Until October 4th, I'll be filming in a country with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, low unemployment rates and a low budget deficit. A democracy that thrives on cheese, chocolate and long-term monetary security. A country that speaks 4 languages, is a strong supporter of working unions and lives a eco-logical lifestyle.

I won't be "worried" or "frightened" by the Swiss Socialist Party because they are but 1 of 4 major coalition parties that help the country.

I won't be "angry" over the concept of neutrality because the country still takes part in international peacekeeping missions.

And, I won't be "threatened" by a regulated health care system because high taxes means less despicable pharmaceutical profits for shareholders making money off of people's sicknesses.

Come with me to a country that we have far less to be afraid of than you've been told this election season.