Reply #51: Not offended, glarius. Point well taken.

[Demoiselle]

The enormous amount of time that we spend discussing elections is part of the reason political campaigns cost so much.
And the enormous cost of political campaigns is most of the reason why few of our "leaders" are willing to offend potential donors by actual work.
Clinton understood about the nonstop campaign ...which is why he installed the "War Room" operation in the White House. They countered bullshit right wing propaganda on something like a twice-daily basis. I wish Obama had such a combative operation in place. Mostly, though, I wish we didn't have a system that required such a "war room."