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Whats Different Now Is That While Political Leaders Used To Give Talking Points To Talk Radio, Now Talk-radio Hosts Are Giving Talking Points To Political Leaders. Its All Part Of The Suffocating Spin Cycle Were In. In Media, Politics And Publishing, The Conventional Wisdom Is To Play To This Base.

The American People Are Smart. They've Gotten Sick Of The Predictable Hyperpartisan Talking Points And Canned Anger.

I'm An Independent. I'm A Centrist. A New Generation Is Arriving That Has Grown Up With A Multiplicity Of Choice In Every Aspect Of Their Lives, And Yet Politics Is The Last Place That They Are Told That They Should Be Satisfied With A Choice Between Brand A And Brand B. It Doesn't Fit The Way They Think. It Doesn't Fit The Way They Live.

It's Important To Remember That Bush Derangement Syndrome On The Left - Comparing Him To Hitler, Calling Him A Terrorist And A Tyrant - Preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome On The Right.

Our Politics Are Being Hijacked By A Comparatively Small Number Of People Who Seek To Dominate The Debate By Screaming The Loudest. They See The World As An Urgent Struggle Between True Believers And Nonbelievers. They Attempt To Impose Strict Litmus Tests And Insist On Conformity. They Demonize Dissent And Consider All Political Opponents Their Enemies. Fear Is Their Favourite Tactic As They Try To Divide And Conquer