Blowviate (blow-vee-ate) v. to get all puffed up with hot air and spout rhetoric about a question before the answer is known; commonly used in political terms; could be a leading cause of global warming.
It's a word Superior's mayor has used a time or two when referring to political posturing by Democrats and Republicans alike.
You won't find it in the dictionary. We tried.
And with the political silly season all around us, it seemed appropriate to define it once and for all.
After all, there has been a lot of that occurring everywhere you turn. The sad thing about the term is when a candidate for office is blowviating rather than getting to the heart of the issues that matter to people, it has the net effect of turning off voters.
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That tends to favor candidates who can blowviate the best rather than address the issues.
With the nation deciding its next president and -- closer to home -- the 73rd Assembly District deciding its next representative in Madison after Rep. Frank Boyle steps down after 22 years, it's tremendously important for readers to get past the rhetoric and learn where the candidates stand on the issues that matter to them and make a decision that way.
We'll do our part, a little differently than in years past in recognition of all those who vote by absentee ballot. Expect our election coverage for 73rd District Democrats this weekend. We'll keep the stories posted on our Web site up to Election Day. Then go vote Sept. 9 if you haven't cast it already.
