Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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Tom, I saved this in my "keep" folder but didn't read it until now. I'm repeating one of the best parts for brevity's sake....only because if I didn't, I'd be copying the entire article.

I think you know, as I do, that the
American people hunger for acts of integrity and courage. The
American people hunger for a statesman magnetized by the
truth, unwilling to give up his good name, uninterested in
calculation only for the sake of victory, unable to put his
interests before those of the nation. What this means in
practical terms is no focus groups, no polls, no
triangulation, no evasion, no broken promises, and no lies.
These are the tools of the chameleon. They are employed to
cheat the American people of honest answers to direct
questions. If the average politician, for fear that he may
lose something, is incapable of even a genuine yes or no, how
is he supposed to rise to the great occasions of state? How
is he supposed to face a destructive and implacable enemy?
How is he supposed to understand the rightful destiny of his
country, and lead it there?