I feel your pain Thorn. I read technology news, environmental news, and pay attention to the world politics. I read over stories on the race for the presidency, and use several sources to capture a broad report of what is going on so that I can make an informed choice when the time comes to be at the ballot box. Knowing what the issues are, and then seeing how the candidates stance changes over time as stories come out into the mass media reporting rather than the backwoods reporting that hasn't gotten the sensationalist spin on it yet tells me something about the person.

I think your brought up a good point about something that is going on. People are tired of hearing about it. Unless they are a political news junkie they are tired of hearing about it, and so ignore the issues, ignore the flip flopping that goes on. As a result of this apathy the issues are lost on the public. They would rather read about someone stealing money from Ms Spears, or watch "reality TV"; be entertained, and get caught up in the story line of fantasy, rather than pay attention to the story line of the things in life that affect them.