He skillfully inserted revenue into the argument, and now all we’re hearing is how the republicans refused to raise taxes.Exactly correct with emphasis on the word "skillfully". This is what a skilled, polished politician can do. He can preside over an economy in shambles, run up previously undreamt of levels of debt, and basically make a complete mess of things, and yet still be doing disturbingly well in the court of public opinion and have a perfectly legitimate chance of winning re-election. As I've said, being right on the issues isn't even half the battle when it comes to getting elected. Human beings are mostly followers and sheep, and a skilled politician can fool them much of the time. We better bring our A game to the 2012 campaign, because Hussein is going to be extremely difficult to beat and will get no less than 45% of the vote - probably more.
"Exactly correct with emphasis on the word "skillfully". This is what a skilled, polished politician can do. He can preside over an economy in shambles, run up previously undreamt of levels of debt, and basically make a complete mess of things, and yet still be doing disturbingly well in the court of public opinion and have a perfectly legitimate chance of winning re-election. As I've said, being right on the issues isn't even half the battle when it comes to getting elected. Human beings are mostly followers and sheep, and a skilled politician can fool them much of the time. We better bring our A game to the 2012 campaign, because Hussein is going to be extremely difficult to beat and will get no less than 45% of the vote - probably more. "
All true.
Freepers generally don't realize issues don't matter to the dumb bastards in the middle that decide elections.