I should be flogged and beaten for failing to make the most obvious point regarding the appearance of undecidedman08 in the comments section. In his New Yorker piece, Sedaris makes this observation:
Then you'll see this man or woman-- someone, I always think, who looks very happy
to be on TV. "Well, Charlie," they say, "I've gone back and forth on
the issues and whatnot, but I just can't seem to make up my mind!" Some
insist that there's very little difference between candidate A and
candidate B. Others claim that they're with A on defense and health
care but are leaning toward B when it comes to the economy.
I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention?
And here we have Undecided Man, promoting his website, shouting to the world: "Look at me! I'm undecided! I have a blog about it!" Being undecided cannot be, in and of itself, a decision. UMs real motivations behind remaining undecided have nothing to do with the election at hand; indecision is the destination rather than a stop along the journey, which, in my mind, short-circuits any defense against not having made up ones mind at this point in the election.
To use Sedaris' food analogy, its like covering your eyes and screaming "LA LA LA LA" while the waiter tries to tell you about the specials, asking him to come back later, and saying to the man next to you, "I can't decide, everything sounded so good!"