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David Brooks and others are so off-base. They have power and a soapbox, and if they really cared about getting it right, they would have such resources to do so. Heck, they could conduct their own statistically-reliable polling if they wanted to. As it is, they do nothing but create myths that often are 180 degrees inaccurate. I lean liberal on most issues, though not all, and when I read that to Brooks, I am therefore an elitist who frequents Starbucks, I am dumbfounded. No, David, I can't afford Starbucks. I brew my own Lipton tea and add a bit of 1% milk. And even Lipton is getting too expensive--store brand tea is next!
As for the "average" citizen who wants a candidate who's "folksy" and therefore genuine, many of us recognize that "folksy" appeal is designed to exploit. Remember Bush 41's frequent references to eating pork rinds? Interesting how he had that craving only in election years. My guess is that he's partaken of caviar far more often than pork rinds over these past 16 years.
