Yeah, all politicans do lie but most don't lie to get their fellow citizens to to die in a war of *choice* (see brucie's suggestion to check out Wolfowitz)...
And John hit the nail on the head with his "half a brain" observation. If one looks around and compared America intellecrually now verses 20 years ago one will see a disturbing trend going on. Anerica is being dumbed down at a scarey pace. We have way too many trained people, who don't ask "why" and not enough educated folks who do ask "why"...
When I moved from Richmond, Va. to Harpers Ferry, WV (Wsahington DC area) some 19 years ago it was rare to see an article about NASCAR in the "Washington Post" sports section. Now, there's something just about every day... Hmmmm? Not too intellectual, IMHO...
But hang in there, Ebbie... Keep at it... We haven't lost America quite yet. There's still some chance that we can pull it out of this tail spin...