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Are you seriously trotting out "this is what most Americans really think"? You sound like a cross between Maureed Dowd's pyschobabble and David Brooks' condescension for "real Americans". How the hell do you know that most people think the way you do?
I have my own thoughts on this, but have you been reading Greenwald? He breaks down all the stupid cliches you're spouting piece by piece. The "let's avoid looking weak by doing whatever the Republicans want so they won't call us mean names later" philosophy has worked oh-so-well up to now, so gosh, I can't see a reason to stop.
Please pay just a little bit of attention to what you're saying.