One sad, but seemingly inescapable element of electoral politics, is the impossibility of complex arguments. Oversimplification and even blatant anti-intellectualism appear to be the price of mass democracy (at least during elections). But what about post election politics? Why can't Americans spend the "transition" period engaged in more deliberative dialogue?I think now is the time for Obama and McCain to hold the series of town meetings around the country that McCain called for during the campaign. Now that the vote is in, neither man has to pander or oversimplify nearly as much. If they spent the transition period going around the country talking openly and without political constraints about how liberals and conservatives can govern together, I think Obama has a chance to make good on George W. Bush's promise of being a "uniter, not a divider."