Add new Text Elements

[JamesCrandall]

Is it possible to add a new Text Element to a layout view?  I am building a new Python Add-In and this ArcObjects developer is getting frustrated with the amount of limitations I am finding in the arcpy.mapping module.  (unfortunately, my development tools have been limited to python)

Help is appreciated.

[JamesCrandall]

There is a way to access ArcObjects from python.

There is a Stack Exchange thread titled: How do I access ArcObjects from Python?
http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/80/how-do-i-access-arcobjects-from-python
that gives some leads on this.

It IS, however, both exasperating and annoying to keep hearing things along the lines of
"python scripting is not intended to do things like <fill in simple task here>".

eeew.  heh -- thanks for the info, I will take a stab at it!
j