i have encountered many unfamiliar things as a cultural anthropologist in papua new guinea png but none as unfamiliar as politicians urging people to vote for their opponents vote for the other guy the course of american democracy may be decided on the first saturday of november in the following college football games florida vs georgia michigan vs indiana illinois vs ohio state and texas vs texas tech college football and the 2014 elections the handshake couldve paved the way to the mutual unclenching of fists a courtesy that would lead to diplomacy shaking the tired old way of doing politics but it seems neither side is ready for the next big step obama and castro closer but no cigar