On Jun 29, 2006, at 11:10 AM, Horn, John wrote:
On Behalf Of Dave Land
But I do think that progressives should address the actual cause of
the nation's (and some of the world's) woes -- the conservative
program -- instead of engaging in smug, self-satisfied and
ultimately self-defeating talk about incompetence.
I feel the same way about the people who call Bush "stupid". I don't
think the man is stupid. He's not a genius but he is certainly not
dumb. I think he plays up the folksy stupid aspect to get people
to let
their guard down and then... Whammo! How many people thought "that
guy
is way too dumb to be president" back in 2000. But he ran an
extremely
smart (and nasty) campaign. And he's gotten way too much of what he
wanted since then. Or if he doesn't get what he wants, he signs
the law
with a little statement that says "except when it applies to me"!
Spot on, John. "He's so stupid" assumes that this one guy, with his
folksy ways, /is/ the administration. It ignores the fact that he is
surrounded by the likes of Dick Cheney, Karl Rove -- arguable some of
the fiercest minds in politics today.
Dave
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