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And therein lies the rub. Like Newt said, “Talking about change is easy. Actual change is very, very hard.” (paraphrasing)

So what are campaigning politicians to do? Anything they say can be rebutted with “It will never happen.” So should they say nothing at all?

The way I look at campaigns is that they tell us what they would like to see happen in an ideal world. That tells me what is in their heart and mind, what their values are, what their philosophies are, what they would fight for or against.

I never look at these campaign statements as gospel. That's one of the reasons I cannot STAND it when someone running for office says “I promise to do x, y, z....” They can't promise that anything will actually happen, because Congress controls the world, not the President. The President leads, and he signs bills that Congress brings to him. So a campaign “promise” to accomplish something is horse puckey. However, a promise to Lead, according to values that I believe in, is what I'm looking for in a candidate.

Well, I agree with this. And Cain, Perry and Bachmann have all said they want to RAISE my taxes if they can. I’m not voting for that.