Saturday, July 24, 2004

Bush at the tipping point?

Is there anyway we can give him a little push.

"At some point, politicians can step over an amorphous line that separates good or questionable judgment from inexcusably arrogant, outrageous or incompetent behavior," said Professor Jeffery A. Smith, an historian at the University of Wisconsin and the author of "American Presidential Elections: Trust and the Rational Voter." "That shatters trust. Democracy is built on perceptions of trustworthiness. We bond with politicians who tell us they like us and are like us, but their images and stories can be built up and torn down by what they actually do. If they disappoint, they may be discarded if the alternatives don't look worse."

Is it possible that the Bush's character traits that about half the country has long recognized -- laziness, a sloppy attention to details and, more importantly, the truth, and arrogant disregard for the views of others -- are beginning to be recognized by the other half?

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