Objectively BSing

Rachel Maddow has said in the past that she doesn't have an "agenda". She said so in one of her commercials in fact. Ya' buyin' it? I'm not buyin' it. I mean, COME ON, the hard-core story-lines alone, for Christ; the incessant way in which she frames these issues, the Republicans always on the defensive side, etc.............................................................................................Of course, if you're one of those folks who's constantly in need of additional proof, how's about this; the woman's MOST RECENT COMMERCIALS? I mean, have you seen them? They have her standing in a frigging hard-hat, next to all of these mega public-works projects. "This is what our fore-fathers have given us. What are we giving to our kids?" Her AGENDA here is obviously that we need to spend more on infrastructure spending..............................................................................................Now, this isn't to say that I totally disagree with her, mind you. We in fact DO have bridges, schools, etc. that are "under code". And, yes, folks, infrastructure spending, done wisely, CAN stimulate our economy (we probably should have had MORE of it in the stimulus and less in terms of tax-cuts). But to answer her question here, "Hm, let's see. Well, we HAVE given them the "big dig", the "bridge to nowhere" (thank you, Senator Murkowski), all of those West Virginia roads that basically lead to nowhere (thank you, Senator Byrd). And what about all of that money that constantly gets pumped into the Transportation Department, all of those state and federal gas taxes that we pay. Surely, Ms. Maddow, we must be building something out there."........................................................................................You see what I'm saying here? And, yes, this is what precisely bugs me about Maddow. She's supposed to be this towering intellectual figure, right? And all that the woman ever does is drop these sugar-coated positions and, zero, NADA, in terms of point/counterpoint (wasteful/pork-barrel spending, for instance) or cost-benefit analysis. At the very least, folks, it makes for some very boring television....................................................................................................P.S. Some people are probably going to ask me, "So, why do you pick on Rachel Maddow more than you do Sean Hannity?" And, yes, folks, that in fact WOULD be a fair question. I'm harder on Maddow BECAUSE, not only does she profess to be smarter, SHE FRIGGING IS SMARTER! The woman should totally know that a lot of what she claims on her show to be the end of the discussion, is just the beginning of the discussion and that, while, no, the answer isn't always in the middle, a little honest give and take usually does help.