Son,

The observation of politics is a science and an art. The Love/Hate relationships of candidates create that schizophrenic confusion that befuddles ordinary people. The triangles of relationships is unsettling.

Obama and Clinton challenge each other - but their challenge is in the context of John McCain. We can follow an argument, or debate if you will, along logical lines - then another candidate injects a new perspective and we become confused.

Consider the imagery of this triangle:

This election process is very confusing with three candidates. But we have to add the input of others. President Bush weighs in, Governors and Senators, Immigrants and Unions - with every additional perspective the confusion grows. Add the layer of media interpretations - with unspoken bias - and the process becomes impossible for any other than the most dedicated.

This is the picture of American politics in 2008.  The concept can be understood with study.  The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of the press.  It seems to me that the idea of a free press was to guarantee a sensible interpretation of convoluted events and ideas.

Is the free press working in America?

Dad