Most politicians live off of a staple diet of pre-packaged 'strategies' and 'talking points,' mostly derived from polling data rather than personal convictions. After they've ingested this pablum they spew it back out and the press reports it as news
..It doesn't matter anymore if Obama wins. I'm not counting on people or events to pick the best candidate. Maybe he's not the best candidate; I think he is but maybe I'm wrong. But I do know this: he's the only one who doesn't speak to us as though we're all fools.
A lot of us are, though. And that's why skilled politicians and newspapermen are usually so successful. And that's why I'm not getting my hopes up about Obama becoming president.
