Hi, everyone. Yesterday, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney declared his candidacy for president. Last Saturday, Illinois Senator Barack Obama did the same. Why was neither announcement a surprise? Maybe because everybody knows that both these candidates--along with all the others--have been running for months. And yet, we --the media -- and they -- the candidates -- conspire with each other, and pretend that these announcements are actually news. The game has been played every election since 1988 and it goes like this: Candidates announce they're thinking of exploring--we cover that. Candidates announce they're officially exploring--we cover that. Candidates announce they're--quote--"pretty...
