Local/global

Oi mates!;
As conceived, this blog's intent was to discuss local as well as global politics. We never seem to have anything to say about local stuff, and while I admit I'm much less well versed in local than global matters, I sometimes feel I should be better acquainted with local matters.
Perhaps it's the deniability factor. It's much easier to say "there's nothing I can do about the situation in the Middle East." Because if I whine about my local school board, or the York city stadium issue, there really is something I can do about that. I can easily get involved in local politics. But ya know what?, my limited involvement with politics(YAMBA board and committee involvement at work) has shown me that I'm not good at politics. I tend to say what I think(which is a liability) and when there's more talk than action(when action is needed), I get really frustrated.
Rationalization? Copout? Yeah, perhaps, but there are already too many bad pols.
Additionally, local issues seem so obtuse, so much less important to my life. What effect would the stadium issue have on me? Or the Lauxmont issue? Or whether York city gets its garbage picked up once a week?
Punditry has its detractors too, but it's a lot more fun and a lot less frustrating;^)
Ankh