But if some people of erudition and refinement have misjudged Mr. Obama it isn’t because they are bad or lousy people. On the contrary: I think that many of those who recognized BHO correctly from the beginning did so because they were a little bit shady themselves

I firmly disagree. I think it’s the other way around – the phrase “you can’t cheat an honest man” comes to mind. Too many of Obamas supporters were willing to sign on to his scam because they thought he had some candy in his pocket for them. In some cases, the most despicable ones – what they wanted was for Obama to stick it to someone else. They wanted someone to put those hick Bush supporters in their place and remind everyone that “people of erudition and refinement” are superior to the masses. Envy and greed among his supporters propelled him to office.