Bluring reality

For the last couple weeks I've been making my way through season 7 of West Wing, and often been amused at the parallels between the election on the show and the current presidential election. So when I read this editorial in the NYTimes, I smiled a little inside:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/opinion/21dowd-sorkin.html?em

Oh and while I'm at it:

Truthiness Stages a Comeback