They're all politicians.....

[emilyg]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-reardon/why-are-we-kidding-oursel_b_83115.html



You could get dizzy from the back-and-forth about who is lying and who is so honest sainthood is in the wings. There are no saints in politics. When there is something of value at stake and more than one person interested in obtaining it, politics is in the mix. When it comes to presidential politics, the stakes are enormous and the only people capable of even reaching the final group are extraordinary street fighters.

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That is why no matter how much people carp about Clinton, Obama, or Edwards positioning issues to detract from the competition, you can bet that they're all doing their share. The same is true among Republicans. To think otherwise is to be ignorant of politics or too enamored with one candidate over the others to see the forest for the trees in terms of strategies.

These people are pros. If we don't want their type, we need to find another means of electing presidents. Politicians struggle for power and do so in ways that appeal to what matters to us. They study how we organize concepts in our minds, what we'll accept as evidence and how quickly we'll adopt a theme promulgated
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[JohnnyLib2]

1. Well worth a read, thanks.

It helps to think about the similarities of politicians as well as the differences between them. We get so caught up in partisanship that this issue can be buried.

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[Kokonoe]

2. The truth is still what we should vote for.

"a circular eddy of analysis" That sounds like a toilet. Why should we let our candidates lie just to get elected. If I know my candidate is lying about another candidate then the other candidate must be truthful. Let us not forget about that guy in 1824 and what he did OMG. Just because somebody else lies is not justification.