Most centrist politicians are opportunists rather than policy innovators.
The objections to Mrs Palin are about personality rather than policy.
This is one area where education rather than policy should be adopted.
Political experts called the contest a battle of political style rather than policy substance.
More than three-quarters of all stories were about politics rather than policy issues.
Rather than work, the two parties prefer to spend their time in ideological combat, making points rather than policy.
"The debates have been mostly confirmatory rather than policy changing," said Tom Cronin, a political scientist at Colorado College.
At a recent charity event in Washington, Senators Dodd and Hutchison sat trading baby tales rather than policy talk.
"We are aware that there have been some internal difficulties within the commission on process rather than policy," she said.
They cost far too much money, last way too long, and often revolve around meaningless disputes rather than policy substance.
These are networking rather than policy documents, from a corporate leader who sees new markets, new projects, and new collaborators".
