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Wednesday, December 04, 2002

# Posted 9:02 PM by Ariel David Adesnik  

AMERICA THE STUPID: Bill Clinton has informed his colleagues on the Democratic Leadership Council that "When people are feeling insecure, they'd rather have someone who is strong and wrong rather than somebody who is weak and right." Translation: George Bush is a moron, but since most Americans are morons as well, they don't mind; that being the case, the Democrats should improve their political standing by lying to the public. Perhaps those are the lessons that Mr. Clinton took away from an impeachment scandal which wrecked his image but left him with 60% approval ratings. Nonetheless, it shows that Clinton has no appreciation of the role which trust plays in political life. Even if Mr. Bush and the GOP leadership are often "wrong", they believe in what they say. That sincerity inspires trust, which leads people to give the president and his colleagues the benefit of the doubt. That is leadership.

PS I must admit that I cannibalized the Clinton quote from Maureen Dowd. Strangely, she ignores its implications. Is it because she takes it for granted that Clinton is cynical, or because she shares his cynicism as well?
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