How proud are we of campaigns based on deception, half-truths and outright lies? By Roger Simon 11/04/2014 05:06 AM EST
‘Democracy is a device that insures that we shall be governed no better than we deserve. Whose fault is it? … It is the fault of you the people. Your public servants serve you right; indeed, often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.”
Tough talk. No pol would say such a thing today. But Adlai Stevenson II said it some time after he had lost his second race for the presidency in 1956. So you can read those words as courageous or just bitter.
Me, I read them as true. How proud are we today of the congressional campaign that has just played out before our eyes?
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