1.   An informed public would prefer prudent, deliberative management.

2.   It was his personal contribution to an informed public.

3.   Such behavior would scarcely be acceptable to a fully informed public.

4.   An informed public is a sure sign of trouble.

5.   An informed public is perfectly capable of deciding whether contributions accepted by a lawmaker should disqualify him or her from office.

6.   It is nice to think of Election Day as the gathering at the well by an informed public, collectively wise and eternally thoughtful.

7.   Unfortunately for them, an informed public is the very essence of democracy.

8.   Yet most of the political pressure on Washington comes from the media giants, not the spottily informed public.