Obama & Nixon

In the country at large, a new political style is being born, the age of Obama. But here in Puddle City, it feels like the age of Nixon, full of lying and defenders of lying, manipulation, covering up, name-calling, division, widening gaps, all the very opposite of what Obama stands for. Portland is perhaps as distant from any "new politics" as any city in the country. "Progressive" Portland. The gods love irony.