[AllAmericanGirl44]

I find it sad that the lies and spins seem to speed up week after week. Here I thought the best and brightest gathered here, and yet, there are a few who have such deep disdain for a man putting his life on the line - I really do not understand it.

[Publius]

The best and brightest do in fact gather here. But every four years, when it's presidential silly season, the best and brightest tend to hunker down and wait for the storm to blow over. I learned that lesson in 2000 during my first presidential silly season here.