Beware the Platitude! It's proudly running rampant throughout the political spectrum. It's seductively beautiful, but completely vapid. Like a wonderfully wrapped Christmas present that is sadly empty when you open it. Go ahead and shake the box first. It's okay to be a discriminating voter.

Platitudes! Would you take your jalopy to a mechanic who promised they'd make it run like a Ferrari w/out any specificity as to how they would do this? Or, more importantly how much it…