Politics- pros and cons for REALTORS

I love to participate in opinion pages in regards to politics. Is this suicidal or a booster shot for a REALTOR in his prospecting efforts.  How has it affected your business. 

I have a article I wrote that wound up in the local paper, and it was dealing with some local political issues (all politics are local) and my view of how the media handles it.  Although I have not had any noticable changes in my business, I may never know if that has actually run a potential client off but have had some favorable  comments and not so favorable, from colleagues. 

I did note that a reporter misquoted a fellow agent after an interview. That was not surprising since it is obvious the majority of the media is so anti-Bush, the real news is sometimes clouded.