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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Selectric II who wrote (16767)	9/16/2004 9:49:12 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Well, I wouldn't quite put it that way. If the country is going to hell, it is because politics are. In the past, there were plenty of dirty tricks in politics. But, in today's instant communication world, these same politics get exposed to all voters ad nauseum. It has two effects: makes voters angry, usually at each other; turns voters off, as they conclude that all politicians are crooks. My opinion is that McCain had an opportunity to break this cycle by denouncing the Rove tactics openly. But, he took the low road, too, and now we'll just have to wait for that as yet unfound statesman...

To: Selectric II who wrote (16767)	9/16/2004 10:07:49 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 90947

they have read Machiavelli and have taken him to heart If so, they took the wrong lessons from it - The Prince. BTW, if you want a good update, for lack of a better term, of The Prince, read The Modern Prince, by Carnes Lord. It's a very good analysis of the role of the executive - i.e. presidents and prime ministers - in constitutional democracies and the characteristics and various tools available to them that can make them effective leaders in the modern world. Suggested reading. Bob