From today's Washington Post: "'I've
From today's Washington Post:
"'I've always thought that he's run by big money and that we'd have problems with big business if he won, and now we have them," said Richard Portmann, 65, a retired college instructor who lives in Fergus Falls, Minn. "I think we've got good enough laws to get them if we really want to. But I don't think Bush wants to.'"
I certainly hope that Mr. Portmann wasn't a professor of logic. He seems unaware of the fact that the accounting abuses in question began during the terms of the previous President. Repeat after me, Richard: coincidence is not causality... coincidence is not causality... coincidence is not causality...
However, it does seem that, by and large, the country is keeping this in perspective. Folks think that better enforcement of existing laws is the answer, rather than the creation of a slew of new regulations. They think that Bush has flubbed this one to a certain extent, but that he's still worth their trust. They also think there's more important stuff going on at the moment, like bringing down the hammerfist of righteous American fury upon our enemies and turning them into fig paste. Way to prioritize, America! Woo-hoo! They're also in favor of throwing thieving multimillionaires in jail, putting their immediate family to work in the fast food industry, and taking all their stuff and giving it to Gary Coleman.
