Although I often don't agree with the commentary on Oregon Catalyst, it has long been one of my favorite conservative political blogs in that it tends not to promote polemical attacks and hyper-partisanship to the same degree as many other political blogs.

I was pleasantly surprised by an unsigned post titled "A call for change. Real change".

The condition of contemporary political dialogue is disgraceful. Rather than debating the issues, American media figures, politicians, and commentators repeat old arguments and report valueless stories. For example, no less than 8,826 news stories were written on our nation’s (so-called) “beer summit.” To be frank, who cares? Is it uplifting? No. Is it encouraging? No. Is it intellectually stimulating? No. Does it matter beyond the clicking of cameras? No.

The political debate today should not be commenced with insults (Obama, “stupid”), race baiting (Professor Gates), or unwarranted accusations (Glenn Beck, Obama is “a racist”). That’s not debate. That’s diatribe.

Indeed.

Head over to Oregon Catalyst and read the rest...