Oh, the humanity--A short commentary on politics

So, we've got another convention underway, in spite of protesters, a possible hurricane, allegedly biased media and rule changes designed to make all but the back room boys STFU.
This gathering, made all-but-meaningless with the pre-ordination of the back room boy's favorite RINO, Mitt Romney, is predictably a yawner.
By many accounts, some of which accepted by this writer, the decision to put MR into the presidential sweepstakes was a decision made years ago, and no, you weren't consulted.
Now, the party 'leaders' are pushing for rules that will close off all participation by any candidate or faction (read "tea party"), unless the candidate or back room boys give their blessing. Trouble is, the BRB's don't have a spine, quite unlike the tea party members. The upper have selected losers for years: Dole (an old fart who never had a chance), McCain (need we say more about this RINO?). It's almost as if the cynics who have claimed that the D's and R's are in it together, and neither one wants to rock the boat. ("It's Dole's turn", my foot.)
The leadership has been content to put up candidates who say they are running, but when push comes to shove, they'll sett;e to be 'shoved' every time.
The party mucky-mucks have not foresight, insight or guts. Their hallmark campaign is to be reactive and to not make any waves.
Heaven forbid that the press or the democrats be called to account for all the rumors and outright lies that come incessantly from their collective mouth. That's 'mouth', singular.
When was the last time a republican actually uttered an original thought without prompting from an opposing candidate or some reporter that wanted his 15 minutes of fame?
Take the tax return nonsense: there is no rational reason that a candidate should be required to reveal the most private information of his family finances. It's no one's business but his own. Yet when some worn-out reprobate like the embarrassment-general of the democrat party, Harry Reid, comes forth with unfounded accusations about MR's tax returns, Reid's supporters in the media fall all over themselves to see who can spread unfounded rumors fastest. That's the sad state of the fourth estate; instead of sounding alarms about the government so that people can keep an eye or a chain on government, they all climb into bed together and sing some song I can't spell.
Whatever happened to the active role of the press, investigative reporting, or actually sniffing out a story? We know that there is news, for we can read it on the internet or hear it on the over-looked medium of radio. You won't see it on the alphabet news or read about it in the newspapers.
Perhaps it stems from the answer of one journalism student when asked why he chose his major in college: "Because I want to make a difference".
Someone should have told him to become a social worker, instead. We don't need those who work for change entering the journalistic fields, we need reporters who understand just what objectivity is, and how important the role of the media is SUPPOSED to be.