No he didn't and there sure were a lot of folks out seig heiling him when he addressed the masses.

I got to thinking about foolestroope and guest Steve's tet a' tet above and you know, it's a definitive thing among those who suffer from megalomania: whatever the perceived problem is, it's always somebody else's fault. If the afflicted person happens to be "Fearless Leader" then it's, what? the Jews? (ratta-tat-tat-tat) the Gypsies? (ratta-tat-tat-tat) the blacks? (ratta-tat-tat-tat) and__________ fill in the blank (ratta-tat-tat-tat). If they could possibly go on long enough they would wipe out everyone and even then were they to look in the mirror they would never see the one who was really to blame.

And thinking about that makes me appreciate the character and stature of George Washington who, in the tradition of Cincinnatus, walked away from power and all that seems to offer and returned to the farm. What a great American tradition! One term, two at the most and no more. No dynasties (Mr. Bush, Mrs. Clinton)! Get some one new in there. New ideas, new solutions, new directions upward.