The thing is, people blame the politicians for doing this. I put the blame on we, the voters. We reward this kind of behavior at the ballot box. I can't really blame politicians for the rules that we have indirectly established.


>I sure agree with you on this one. I am often struck by how painful it must be for intelligent people who really do understand the complexities of issues to reduce their appeals and their attacks to name-calling, slogans, and sound-bites. I include all the major players in both camps.
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>My favorite is what Lyndon Johnson used to call "The Pig F*cker Offense" - You call your opponent a pig f*cker and make him deny it. Classy guy, that LBJ.
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>The last time I was involved in politics was to work for Bobby Kennedy in 1968. My world changed big-time in June of that year.