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"Pressure is more effective when it comes from those who usually support you."
Think of the foolish posture Bush took from day one. He was selected by a thin majority of the SC (stop the count), and lost the popular vote by at least 600,000-- yet this arrogant man ran the country like he slid into home base.
If any President wanted to have the majority voters support would he ignore so many? To Bush, it didn't matter--because they were not necessary to fulfill his corporate/military-for- profit agenda.
Right, it demonstrates how very corporatized the country/government has become. No president really need be pressurized by any Congress, party or significant populace.
Bush proved beyond all doubt that political pressure rests in the money/lobby machine--the votes are window dressing and sometimes, just a nuisance.
