Not going to link to that "Biden grieves for his dead son too much" piece, but suffice it to say, there's a world of insight about the mentality of US political journalists in there. The most offensive thing to the cult of savvy isn't lies or criminality, it's *earnestness*.
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The existence of people who are in politics because their personal experiences have increased their empathy & they want to improve the public welfare is, in & of itself, damning to the cult of savvy. They must be brought down, must be but-actually'd.
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If you're openly a lying snake, like Ted Cruz, the press will gleefully report on your savvy maneuvers. ("Will it work?"
But if you mean it, if you care, if you just want to be truthful & helpful, they will devote themselves to exposing you as a hypocrite or incompetent.
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