Suppose you and your significant other were planning a trip to Paris

[Lydia Leftcoast]

Suppose you started out by arguing about what you wanted for dinner your first evening out.

"Coq au vin!"

"Boeuf bourgignon!"

"But coq au vin doesn't contain red meat!"

"But boeuf bourgignon contains red wine, which is good for your heart!"

And occasionally a nosy neighbor pipes up and says, "Have you considered any vegetarian alternatives?"

And so on and so on and doobie-doobie-doobie-doo.

As your vacation time approaches, you continue the argument, neglecting such details as buying plane tickets, reserving hotels, reading up on what to see and do in Paris, and asking the advice of people who have taken successful trips.

In the end, you take the trip, but because you neglected the most important part of the plan in your preoccupation with dinner, you pay a high price to fly on Crashcup Airlines, you stay in a dreary suburb in a hotel called Le Sac aux Puces ("Fleabag"), and you have no idea what to do or how to get around in that huge city. But damn, you know what you're having for dinner!

People who float the names of candidates at this early date are missing the point. There is no magic person who will finally win unless we know who we are and can articulate a vision in simple but positive terms. We have to know what our ultimate destination is before we hire a guide to take us there.

[The Sad Little Pony]

1. Coq au Vin

...contains Red Wine, too.

So it's settled. :)