So-called liberals often cry wolf or throw statistics around with scant analysis, all to support their perception of people in need of the "liberals'" political assistance.
So-called conservatives often are willing to throw facts out the window, to stage events, and to edit liberally(?) to put organizations that they don't like in a bad light. See "At Advocates' Offices, Confronting an Anti-Liberal Scheme", Michael Power, New York Times, 2012-04-02.
Whatever happened to the "virtue" written about so liberally in the Federalist Papers? Whatever happened to promoting the public good rather than private interest? Whatever happened to reasoned argument based on fact and acceptance of different views? Our political system has been debased to a war where the other side is always, absolutely wrong. At least this war is being fought with words rather than swords and with bucks rather than bombs. If you look around the world, we probably should be thankful for this little "boon".
