I just get frustrated with LCD (lowest common denominator) factor. Do we as a society really need to have leaders and policy that matches the wants, needs, and interests of the least intelligent, most gullible, and most xenophobic parts of our population? Is keeping the population fearful and ignorant truly the best that our governments can aspire to? Why is it that leaders who inspire, who provide truly worthy goals to their governments and their people, the exception rather than the rule?

As a side note: I keep re-discovering that I like the humour of the Onion. Then I forget about it for a while, and months later “rediscover” it. This must be sort of what Alzheimer’s is like…

But I think that it is actually the Cheney’s and Rove’s, the hard core of the republican party that actually see Americans that way: as mindless gullible slobs that need to governed by their betters.

It will be interesting to see things play out … will the Americans stick the guy that has faith in them and thinks they can do better but looks elite? Or will they go back to the real elitists that slather on the praise but have no expectations of the masses except that they quietly submit in return for empty praise.

Self respect vs laziness. Laziness may win out.