Time: The Grinch That Stole Politics

Joe Klein presents an argument that seems irrefutable regarding the corrosive influence of professional political consultants and television on politics and politicians. While I agree with his assessment of the problems that have developed over the last 40 years, culminating in the campaign of 2004, I only wish I could share his optimism about a 2008 election that might see a new, or rather old, style of candidate win the White House.