I watched Frontline’s 2-hour PBS documentary “The Choice” tonight (and you can, too). If someone’s an undecided voter, this docu won’t sway them, though it will inform them. If someone hasn’t been paying attention, then this will fill in most of the necessary bio/character info. (One detail not addressed: Barack is a poker player, and John is a craps player. Enough said.)

The Kerry/Bush side-by-side Frontline did was amazing; even a dork like me didn’t know the depth of the differences between the lives of those two men. I still refer to points it made in conversation. This election cycle’s docu was more forgettable, though solid. And, simply due to the timing of its production, it doesn’t examine anything post-conventions, which has clearly (Palin, the economy) been pivotal.

Huh. I was totally riveted to the screen tonight, even deferring a trip to the bathroom. A program like this is like porn for wonks. Yet this post is not a glowing endorsement of the show…

…maybe satire is the best way to examine this election. More power to the court jesters: Fey, Stewart, Colbert, hopefully Grier’s new show, and boy do I miss Chappelle.