A rambling essay which doesn't clearly answer the title question. Basically, "Here's all this business as usual from those promising Change." I read Schechter's newsletter regularly because he really does know what he's talking about, but he's not always easy to read.

This is a bit rambling so in that sense it is not up to snuff on the journalism angle of Newstrust, but it does hit home on what "Change" means. In point of fact, as represented by the essay, Change means whatever the candidate means by it at the moment. There is no substance to the Change movement; no break with the current practices; no guide to find what it means; no direction from the candidates. The media is co-opted into the "horse race" comparison of the campaigns and it is so much easier to talk about the tears or non-tears; or how much more pro-life someone can be over another - instead of the nuts and bolts reviews of the issues. That is the source of my higher rating here. It may not be in the best format, but it cuts ... More »

true ...but so what?

An attempt to tie old lessons to a new time. Some conncetion and some disconnection.

It is a very personal take on the shallowness of political campaigning. I find it credible because the writer trained, as Clinton and Obama did, as a community organizer, and challenges them both to organize Americans to address the real and huge issues facing the nation. Campaign promises will fail if Americans don't recognize and become mobilized to support fights against the powers that truly rule behind the WA scenery.