P.J. O’Rourke once wrote: “The body politic produces noisome and unseemly substances, among which are politicians.”1 Modern politicians lack the firmness that citizens demand, because they have never stood for anything consistently. Changing positions because of political expediency is an example of modern political discourse. Whether it be Romney or Giuliani the message is clear: these men lack conviction. They may fool some with their platform, but for others they will continue to prove the undeniable fact that politicians are a noisome species.
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- P. J. O’Rourke, “No Apparent Motive”, The Atlantic, November 2002 [↩ back]
