Voters be wary of presidential candidate’s pledges for change

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT; updated 2:45 p.m. CST, Monday, February 2, 2009

During each quadrennial presidential election cycle, the words “change,” “need for change” and “change Washington” are bandied about with reckless abandon. The current race is no different—as a matter of fact, one of the candidates has based his entire message on “We must change America.” I hope you will pardon my skepticism, but having been taught to believe we are fortunate to live in the greatest country in the world, where is the incentive for change?

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