The soft bigotry of low expectations

One can only look on, astonished.

"Now, with Bush's approval rating at 40%, with more than 50% disapproving of his handling of Iraq, the Security Moms and NASCAR Dads for Bush are silent. Even the Swift Boat Vets can't save Bush from drowning in his own ineptitude."

Nor can they save the Beltway media from drowning in their own oil-slick idiocy. On Chris Matthews syndicated show this week, MSNBC's Lisa Daniels said that the low death toll from New Orleans would provide a boost to Bush because that's what he's great at, playing off expectations. To paraphrase Orwell, it takes a pundit to be that dumb.