One thing that I have noticed is that politicians, particularly Democrats, increasing address all issues with spin rather than actual discussion of policy. Spin was always a part of political discourse, but since the emergence of Bill Clinton it seems that Democrats in particular no longer address policy at all. In addition, most of the MSM are no longer objective reporters, but rather are Democrat Party spinners who go on the air and spout the Democratic Party talking points. Jennifer Rubin has some comments on this.