Blog posts. Various topics.

[Damn True]

Hmm.......good points, but they are "just" talking heads getting people worked up. They get NOTHING done, the politicians are the ones "getting stuff done" so to speak. They are the REAL offenders IMO.

But something to ponder without question!

They and the broadcast organizations they work for create the narrative of public discourse. They hold the filter for what does and does not get out of Washington and into the public's living room. They bring on guests to provide commentary or analysis that is either in keeping with the narrative they are driving or are representative of an opposing viewpoint which they seek to marginalize.

They obfuscate the actual issues and policies and candidate positions and drive discussion away from them and toward the arguments about arguments and in so doing keep people from fully understanding what is actually going on in Washington or their State houses. Part of it is pure sensationalism for the sake of ratings, but on a deeper level its an effort to veil reality.