How often have some of us said, "To think that the people elected Bush TWICE!!" It is almost impossible to believe that the people would have four years of him and then, freely, to elect him again!
And, there are complaints that the 2006 election that clearly supported a change in direction in Iraq resulted in zero difference! What does that say about our "democracy" where the elected officials represent the voters?
I read as much as I can because (1) I know that others are more intelligent than I, and (2) to get greater insight into what I already know.
Frank Rich zoned in on the issue of the citizen's complicity in the state of our national affairs. We have read so much about what happens in our government that seems such a disconnect with our Constitution, e.g., lies about our not using torture, or the use of warrentless surveillance, and yet, in general, the public media and public citizenry seem to accept the state of affairs.
The point being: silence that ultimately supports practices that are considered unacceptable, if not immoral, is equivalent to complicity (albeit, not in according to technical legal constructs).
It is hard to argue with the outcomes of our elections if there is such acceptance of the practices of our national representatives.
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