Like a lot of people, I can stay informed without being spoon fed what someone wants me to know. I can look at disparate sources of information and use my own intellect to sort out the wheat from the chaff.
Roger that!
As you likely know, it takes time and effort, and when you are occasionally wrong, you have to accept it as your own shortcoming instead of saying “That’s what Dan Rather said!”
Plus, it is disheartening to know that you can research the bejeezus out of an issue and make an intelligent determination, and have your vote cancelled out by a crack whore.