Republicans in congress strive to prevent Obama from accomplishing anything by objecting to every proposal. Conservatives will try to keep this Democratic government from functioning even if that means making this a failed state. Voting for any Republican senator or representative would be hiring a helper for Chicken Little and The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

The daily dirge of the opinions of people deprived of caller ID declares the man elected to solve our problems hasn’t done it, so his party must be punished. That simplistic decree is reported again and again, convincing millions it is gospel. If similar repetition of the more complex truth could be as effective, there [...]

Repeatedly reporting accusations and giving equal play to refutation pollutes public opinion, results in polls fluctuating around fifty-fifty. Given the fleeting attention most folks pay to news, and their having to choose between total bias and perfect balance, it’s no wonder minds are rarely changed. An obsessively bi-partisan president adds to the collective confusion, so [...]

News analysis is not a good substitute for education. Opinion polls should need the same scientific approval drugs do. America’s way of life is endangered by the people who vote.