Seems like we are the only ones who think that this year’s regular snooze fest of an election cycle is something to write home about (or write about here anyways). Gone are the funny moments of the mayoral primary election – we will miss them. Nov. 6 may seem even more boring knowing that there will be no candidates in old beat up limos driving around with bullhorns trying to attract votes.

What we now have are videos, broken yard signs and ignorant/arrogant (take your pick) candidates for election and reelection. Okay, so we have always had ignorant and arrogant candidates for public office, but it seems extra silly to us that some of them don’t even have Web sites – especially when their opponents have professional sites with streaming videos.

Back in the early 70s there would be a dozen or more candidates for the at large seats – and almost every elected position in the city would be contested. Now we have a ward where there is nobody on the ballot for school committee – at all.

What happened to politics in this city? Is it a blessing not to be like it was back in the 70s and 80s?