US election, belated:

The Masses are never wrong. If you can turn them to your will, then you probably should and you’re probably right to.

The now-glaring truth, missed by those who think reason and argument will prevail, is that the People are all that matter: the prime goal is to get their vote, by any means. When in power, one can be as benign and rational (or otherwise) as one likes.

Intelligent conservatives are so oddly relieved at Bush' re-taking the White House, and yet he is an affront to these people in particular.