Reply #133: She's a politician.

[Cerridwen]

Of course she's arrogant. Many, maybe even most, of them are. It's damned near a requirement to survive in the political rat race. Some are better at hiding it than others and some will be judged such regardless of what they do. It takes a certain amount of arrogance to believe you should be the one person from your community/parish/district/state to represent your community, etc. It takes a certain amount of arrogance to go into a competition with the 'certainty' that you'll win. It's damned near required. You don't assume a position of leadership in this country without some sort of arrogance or chutzpah or audacity - call it what you will. Do you think Russ and Teddy don't have that quality? Seriously? So, please, look at the issues, criticize the legislation or votes, but really, do you need to add a slam about a politician's arrogance? Surely Russ' and Teddy's records stand on their own merits.

As to a politician 'triangulating'? Yeah, that's unheard of. (when did that word become so common in our daily language, btw?) Yeah, candidates running for President never try to be all things to all people. Has Russ declared yet? Has Teddy?

I've been up front with the target on my forehead. And I've been behind the scenes. It's a helluva lot easier to stay true to ones convictions from the back bench.