My conservative, libertarian and other capitalists friends still seem unable at times to come to grips with how precisely Barack Obama got elected. And while I try to explain to them that the American public is more interested in American Idol or “how the Twins are doing” than they are things like the federal budget, constitutional law, etc., they still don’t seem to understand, that yes, a critical mass of the population is hopelessly ignorant and it is a hopeless situation.

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