Colorado Pols: "We've updated the Governor and CD-7 Lines, and here's how it looks..."
Here's an op-ed from the NY Times (read it quickly before it scrolls behind the paywall) about the decline of political discourse. Matt Miller writes, "The signs are not good. Ninety percent of political conversation amounts to dueling 'talking points.' Best-selling books reinforce what folks thought when they bought them. Talk radio and opinion journals preach to the converted. Let's face it: the purpose of most political speech is not to persuade but to win, be it power, ratings, celebrity or even cash. By contrast, marshaling a case to persuade those who start from a different position is a lost art. Honoring what's right in the other side's argument seems a superfluous thing that can only cause trouble, like an appendix. Politicos huddle with like-minded souls in opinion cocoons that seem impervious to facts."
The Moderate Voice: "If you carefully listen to politicians' promises it could make you thinner. The reason: American researchers have found that laughing can help you lose weight."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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