Can You Blame Him?
From Al Gore:"Modern politics seems to require and reward some capacities that I don’t think I have in abundance... such as a tolerance for... spin rather than an honest discussion of substance. Apparently, it comes easily for some people, but not for me."
Can you really blame him? This is how we end up with the lowest common denominator for governmental leaders. The American voter demands a level of bullshit that is beyond the ability of quality individuals to accept. So we end up with politicians who, at some level, are pretty dysfunctional.
-- Al Gore, quoted in Vanity Fair.
I guess it will continue this way until the body politic heals itself. Afterall, democracy is reflective of the governed. That's why Bush is so disturbing. If I really thought he was an anomaly, I could dismiss him. But he's not. The guy got enough votes despite his obvious incompetence to become President. The next election is key to see if we've learned anything from out collective experiences.
2 comments:
But it's not who casts the votes but who counts the votes....
Even taking that into consideration (and it's a good point), Bush still got a whole lot of backing and a whole lot of votes.
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