This article is another example of why we are not on course for change. Just look at the headline:

"Obama losing the stimulus message war"

Rather than having the media focus on the who is winning and who is losing the political game like it's some type of sports coverage, the media should focus on the facts, the policy, the motives, the possible outcomes, costs and benefits. The media has colluded with our elected officials to make our government little more than a horse race. One quick scan of this paragraph illustrates my point:

"At this crucial juncture in the push to pass an economic recovery package, President Obama finds himself in the most unlikely of places: He is losing the message war. Despite Obama’s sky high personal approval ratings, polls show support has declined for his stimulus bill since Republicans and their conservative talk-radio allies began railing against what they labeled as pork barrel spending within it. "

I think the media has this one wrong. They should inform the viewers - not give a play by play of the game of politics. In a way, the parties use this type of coverage to keep from doing what we need them to.

Some things fundamentally have to change for us to really progress and one way is to have the media force the politicians to talk about policy, motives, philosophy and purpose rather than who's on first and what's on second.

To read the who article on the political game, click here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090205/pl_politico/18444