“. . . I have found little evidence that the leading scholars in our field have a clue about the acquisition, maintenance, and exercise of political power. There are exceptions, of course, but . . .I'm talking about politics and power and real people. Let me tell you a story, a tale about political truth that you won't find in any card catalog or any quantified data set. It is very personal, just like politics. . . .
Perhaps there are so few really good politicians because the requisite skills--thinking votes and thinking visions--are binary and mutually exclusive. . . .” from People, Power, and Realpoliticks in the Provinces by someone who's done it-Dr. Stephen A. Smith.
For politics as usual seeWho's Guilty of 'Petty Partisanship'?
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I’m really getting tired of humans thinking they are insulting other humans by implying that they are of another species. The Rove beetle is an honorable species and certainly has higher morals and more dignity than the human of the same name whom you attempt to ridicule. If you wanted to insult the beetle, it would be appropriate to call him “Karl.”
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