Mike: Bush is . . . . stupid and morally base, and he's been (so
far) politically successful precisely because he appeals to the
lowest common denominator in the electorate : that is, what is
morally base and stupid in them.
Eric: This is actually a comforting view. A stupid, immoral guy
whose connections run the country...much nicer than the arch-fiend
possibility, that of someone who intentionally helps transform his
country into a banana republic, someone who scuttles his own boat,
lets his crew drown, and flees to China in his daddy's helicopter.
As for the "most morally stupid" prize, I'd hesitate to award it.
There are so many candidates, from so many countries, many of them
with bigger body counts. He might be on the short list, assuming it
was a long short list. But who knows? Maybe he is. If I could get a
handle on him, I'd be in a better position to judge.
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