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The nerve--the raw friggin' nerve. And contempt. And cynicism. Yikes. What next? Really?! Bush's "joke" that "this would all be a lot easier if I was dictator" was oh so very telling.
About a year ago, I was lectured to by a man who told me that "the real damage is done not by those who are elected, but by those who are appointed by the elected." People voted for Bush in spite of Cheney, not because of him. And I bet about 2% of Bush's supporters even know who David Addington is. At the time, I thought I was being lectured to by a bitter man whose time had passed. But he's looking awful wise to me right now.
For whatever reason, voters in this country seem to trust candidates who are, shall we say, not necessarily the brightest bulbs. Or at least come off that way. Bush is case in point. But when that is the case, doesn't it stand to reason that said simpleton is very likely to be a puppet? And doesn't that matter in some way?
