geauxtohell
Choose your weapon.
This is the reality of politics; you have to sacrifice principles in order to get elected. You have to mislead, lie, discredit, undermine, manipulate, do favors for people, payback people, take take take from people.
Obama did all these things the best, that's why he got elected.
That's the reality.
All politicians do those things. That's why they get elected.
Welcome to the system. Far from perfect, but about as good/efficient of a human endeavor of mass organization as can be expected.
Did you know that a combustion engine is only 30% efficient? That means 70% of the gas you buy is wasted.
If we can't make a machine that approaches and respectable measure of efficiency, why do we foolishly delude ourselves that humans will be any better?