Posted by
Tim Blessing on Saturday, July 05, 2008 10:10:03 PM
POLITICS: LOOKS LIKE CAMPAIGNING AS USUAL.
Senators and Congressman are not indifferent to the public, but they prefer stability.
Elections allow the public to have a direct say, but at the Presidential Level its different.
These guys appear to be playing for history. It seems like they do not feel that they have any job security.
I wonder why someone like George W. Bush or Obama find's themselves obsessed with gaining a place in history at great personal cost.
Politics is the art of the possible rather than some grand drama.
Ironically, Lincoln said it best on this last point, "I would free all of the slaves if that would save the union, I would free none of the slaves if that would save the union, I would free some of the slaves if that would save the union".
That's the essence of politics. Looking at the options and trying to achieve as much of your goal as possible without destroying your own power base.
In essence, politics as usual is the art of politics and is not the science of politics.