The trap of slogans: "Drilling in Afghanistan"

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/op...se&oref=slogin

Sometimes in politics, particularly in campaigns, parties get wedded to slogans — so wedded that no one stops to think about what they’re saying, whether the reality has changed and what the implications would be if their bumper stickers really guided policy when they took office. Today, we have two examples of that: “Democrats for Afghanistan” and “Republicans for offshore drilling.”

Common sense and healthy reason speaking out.

I found this as a reprint in the international edition of Der Spiegel. Good editorial.