The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is neurotic, and a waste of time.

Why, then does the author quoted say ..

"Politicians have to be perfect from day one"

We are not requiring our politicians to be walking political advertisements. The blogosphere reserves the right to see a person in all of their human dimension.  There is nothing problematic about youTube, or any other element of the net affecting modern politics.

The internet will require politicans  to become statesmen and citizens to become participants.

We've taken care of our side of the deal. If the world is going to be one big political advertisement, the way I see it, youTube is just the toto pulling the curtain away - and this latest missive about its effects, an angry charlatan's cry to "pay no attention to that man behind the curtain"!