home | August 29th, 2012
Students of the fictional presidency of Jed Bartlet on television’s The West Wing recall well the advice encapsulated in the title of one episode: Let Bartlet be Bartlet. Whatever the pressures to strike this or that pose, the wise politician and, just as importantly, the wise politician’s handlers know that usually the best course is to do what the sports coaches call “playing your natural game.” In life we call it being yourself. But what if your natural self is not that appealing to the voters, what indeed if your natural self is not all that natural? This is the conundrum confronting the team advising Mitt Romney.
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davepress said:
That’s really, really sharp. Thanks for posting this.
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