Childless Cat Lady Endorses Harris/Walz

 

By the way, I like Tortured Poets Department. Late night pop. Swift is a clever lyricist. She knows how to make the most out of telling concrete details; she had to be a hit with her English teachers. I'm exhausted by her romantic travails but I'm an old crank. But not so cranky that I'm unmoved by a sentimental fool with so much resilient strength. Swift gives every bittersweet note a melodic turn, ringing clear as a bell with hope and grit and all heart. Plus she's a pop superstar that recognizes right from wrong. Extra bonus!  

Still don't believe me? You think I'm just shilling for her endorsement? Try this one. 

She's big and kind of wonderful, no? That bit where she runs out, more like skips out onstage with her guitar from backstage. It's just a few moments, and flickers by. From the dark of backstage she skips with her guitar through a doorway into the the bright lights of her huge stage like an Orson Welles shot, a singularly iconic personification of Elvis and Madonna and going on a century of live rock & roll hitting the stage. Love that and the whole thing, really. "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart." Faking it until you make it. She makes her story anthemic and fun. She's an independent working woman, like a Mary Tyler Moore for the 21st century, making pop songs for the broken hearted in all of us.