Stop Saying That!

I'm getting really tired of pundits and activists saying that "the message from Scott Brown's election is clear".

No, it's not clear. I wouldn't even call it a message, actually. It's an election result. It may reflect some shifts in the current political reality, but it is abundantly not clear what they actually are.

How do I know this? Because everyone who uses that phrase follows it with a different conclusion.

What is crystal clear is that everyone wants to spin the current reality to their best advantage and they do that by pretending the current reality is clearer than it is.

My advice? Just assume reality is never going to be very clear and don't trust anyone who tells you different.