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Looking back in surprise

February 26, 2009 - 3:04 am - by Richard Fernandez
Richard Aubrey
2009-02-27 09:12:05

Before a month was out, certain people were beginning to look a bit uncomfortable as they defended their votes.
It’s gotten worse, exponentially, for them.
Laugh? I thought I’d cry.
’cause it’s too late for their hard-earned wisdom to affect the election.
“You can fool enough of the people just long enough. And that’s enough.”
Thing is, so many of them thought they were so much smarter than the rest of us.
I’ve been, more or less explicitly, forbidden to talk politics with some relatives and friends because they don’t know enough. It embarrasses them. But I’m the dummy.