It's gonna be a dirty fight.

I'm not a politician and I don't wanna be. Tried it for a while. Many years ago. By getting elected to a three-year term on the local school board. And never again did I seek political office. Meanwhile, I wrote about politics and politicians and the political process. Often. As a writer for newspapers. I mingled with politicians. And I've learned that politics is a very dirty game. Especially as one climbs the political ladder. National politics in America. It's the worst. Deceitful, lying scumbags often get to the top, or near to it. People like George Bush. Or Mitt Romney. Or Newt Gingrich. It's very few politicians that I respect. Barack Obama is an exception. But even he has turned to dirt. To very dirty politics. Because that's the way the game is played. And it's necessary for survival. An honest politician cannot succeed. He will be drummed out. Obama thought he could change things in Washington. He can't. At least not significantly. And he's learning that he's being dragged down. By the political system. He's forced to play the game. Especially if he wants to get re-elected to a second term. He has to play dirty. He can't be Mr. Nice Guy and still succeed. Because the lying bastards, the corrupt politicians, the one's capable of selling their souls, will try to do whatever it takes to bring him down. To cover him with dirt. Bury him alive. Obama has to find a way to fight back. And it ain't gonna be a clean and easy fight. If Obama wants to win, he can't merely turn the other cheek. He has to counter punch. To lie and cheat -- to some extent. Because the corrupt politicians with dirty tactics know how to manipulate. To sway the gullible public. With oft-repeated stretchings of the truth. Say something false often enough, and it's gonna be believed by a signnficant percentage of dimwits. That's the way it is. Huge hunks of the electorate are swayed by 30-second sound bites. By negative ads. The Republicans know it. And so does Obama. It's gonna be a dirty fight on both sides. --Jim Broede