There are a lot of idiots in this country. Most of them can vote, and so they sometimes elect from their ranks. Which explains how we ended up with Sarah Palin. (Of course, she didn't have the guts to stay in her job, so thankfully she's not really a politician anymore.) Recently I was reminded of her a few times, and got to thinking about her attitude, and how far removed from reality she is. A while back she said something like "How's that hopey-changey stuff working our for ya?" My response? Pretty well, thanks. Much better than under Bush, whose tenure was bookended by disaster- 9/11 and economic collapse- and filled with 2 wars. The economy is much better. The wars are winding down (of course there are always more...)
This train of thought reminded me of another idiot I had occasion to speak to years ago (roughly 1984.) I asked him why he was voting for Ronald Reagan, and he said "Reagan got me a job". He personally did that. No, I guess he was saying the economy picked up under Reagan and therefore he, the voter, was going to support him. Okay. So anyone who got hired under Obama, or kept their job through the worst of the recession, should vote for him. I got a job under Reagan too, and under Clinton. So what? I don't give them credit.
As I have said often, and my closest friends still say: People are stupid.
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