Reply #40: "Politicians" should consider possibility that courage & integrity sells.

[zoeyfong]

Yes, it's true that lying, ass-kissing, flip-flopping, and being on the take are standard operating procedures in politics, but there is more than one way to skin a cat. Howard Dean's incredible rise from nowhere to leader of the pack shows that people can handle hearing the truth; however, the last minute switch back to politics as usual (kerry) shows that the real problem is the perception that 'politics' can not be changed, i.e., the rules of the game can not be changed, we dems can only hope to win according to the existing rules. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy; the more people who believe that nothing can be changed, the fewer who will try to change anything. Personally, I refuse to join in the capitulation to the status quo.