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I almost spit out my pan au chocolat when I read this this morning:

A New York Times/CBS News poll conducted last week found that nearly 6 in 10 registered voters said that John Kerry said what he wanted people to hear, rather than what he believed.

Only 6 in 10 people?! How could that be? *All* career politicians say what they think people want to hear. And when I say 'people' what I really mean 'real people during election years' and 'huge corporate lobbies the rest of the time'. It's just how the horribly broken system we call "fake representative democracy" works. And here's the real kicker: it's the best thing going!

Yee haw!

Some Democrats Say Kerry Must Get Back on the Trail [nyt]