Do you know what's happening in North Carolina, where the Democratic convention is going to be? The black churches? The polls, particularly of independents? Do you know where gay marriage sits on the list of the average American's important issues?

Did you see the Wisconsin primary election? Are you watching the Warren race? What's happening in California?

Good Lord, look at Europe.

I told you about a prisoner getting something like 40 percent of the Democratic presidential primary vote in West Virginia. A protest vote. I even pointed out clearly that it was a closed primary. You sluffed it off, like you sluff off anything that doesn't fit nicely into your worldview.

A closed primary. Those were registered Democrats voting.

And I'm the one who's "cocooned?" I seem to be aware of all your political stories, but you don't seem to be aware of most of mine.