At some point, almost everything does become political. I wish that our government had only a few major Constitutional functions, but in point of fact there isn't one part of our lives where the modern state has not managed to stick its oar in, usually for the worse.

For example, I am happy that Rutan is attempting to win the X-Prize, but I am also personally aware that he had to go through living hell to get that license from a bunch of bureaucrats. Politics.

So, if I tend to bring up politics a lot, there's a reason. It's like living in Antarctica and trying to avoid the subject of snow.

I can't speak for Lindy's motives, but I believe much of it is simple frustration with how the world works.