Here’s another “winner”:

Some Mormons plan fast for Romney to give him edge in debates

Politics is at best an imprecise science. Who knows what goes into an election victory? Was it the economy? Was it the advertising? Was it personal magnetism? Was it … the fast? […]

First off, Mr. Landsberg, “politics” may be grouped into what is called the “social sciences”, which itself is debatable, but one thing is for sure - there is no such thing as an “imprecise science.” The phrase doesn’t make sense. Sure, the phrase has been used before, but it doesn’t have any real meaning.

Next, he asks ” Who knows what goes into an election victory? ” Well, politicians pay big money to advisors who have a track record in this regard, and it often comes down to simply turn-out - getting those who would vote for a candidate out of obligation (or habit) to the polls.

So why lead off an article with a paragraph lacking in meaning and perhaps misleading?

Well, the rest of the article is a puff-ball piece about some Mormons who are supposedly going to fast to help Mitt.

At the end of the article the writer adds a bit more color - snark - to the piece:

Calls for a miracle may suggest some level of anxiety among Romney supporters, as his standings erode in a number of nationwide polls. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that some fast supporters have also suggested putting Romney’s name on the “temple prayer roll,” “which is typically reserved for those who are sick.”

Which I guess makes this whole article a comic piece?

Perhaps I’m just too grumpy today, but the quantity of meaningless filler in even leading media has become so much that there is almost no return on investment of reading.