I don't understand why people accuse politicians of using politics. Isn't that like accusing a farmer of plowing a field?

I wouldn't bother mentioning it if I didn't see people claiming otherwise.[1] :)

1. Not necessarily in this thread, but in general. (I live in KY.)

Politicians can't get elected admitting they're politicians.

Yeah. That's one of the most absurd things about America: we force our public officials to lie, and then complain about it when they do.

In what other field do people apply for work by claiming to be not only ignorant of, but hostile to the job they're applying for? Everyone is Mister Smith going to Washington now, it's manufactured cynicism, and Americans seem to eat it up.

I remember, to my shame, voting Schwarznegger into office precisely on this premise. I've grown up since, fortunately. I'm sad that no one called me on it when I explained my reasoning to people back then.