Political Ad Accountability

It never ceases to annoy me that the politicians (yes in my own democratic party this time) freely use scare tactics and other forms of gross manipulative techniques to win votes. This pragmatic, whatever works mindset is exactly what got our country to the point of being governed by big business.

Politicians and corporations think very poorly of us, though they entirely depend on us for their elections and their profits. My deepest political dream at this point is to see a more people-oriented politics… a more citizens-first politics. And so far, in this regard, I’ve been happiest about the Obama campaign. Of course, they haven’t been forced into any tough political positions yet, where the kitchen sink might have to be ripped out… but honestly I think they are setting a good precedent at this point.

This is not an endorsement of Obama though. Just an endorsement of his high-road policy thus far.

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