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Originally posted by onetime2
What do you think Kerry has done throughout his political career? This type of stuff is SOP in politics. There's no way around it and it is completely irrelevant in terms of impact. All politicians want to get elected. To do so they play up good things (and try to bring about as many good things as possible, especially around elections) and play down bad things. That's the system. Those who make a big deal of this either:
1. Don't understand that this is the reality of all politicians.
or
2. Understand this reality and are trying to make an issue of it to hinder their opponent.
edit: I guess the third is that they expect to somehow remove this reality from the process but IMO that is unrealistic at best and impossible at worst.
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There are different gradations of acceptability in politics. All politicians may indulge in "politicking" (obviously), but that doesn't mean that some actions don't stretch the bounds of political acceptability. It's not as simple as "they all do that." Not everyone is willing to break into the offices of a political opponent, for instance.
Furthermore, I don't accept your categorizations of my thinking. According to your statements, I am either:
1. naive
2. partisan
3. hopelessly unrealistic
Isn't there room for one to both acknowledge the failings of our leaders/system yet still strive for a higher standard?