Alex, it's questionable whether Dubya was actually elected either time, given the prevalence of black-box voting machines, uncounted ballots, and various other shenanigans in states such as Ohio.   But the gullibility of the American voters is evident in the fact that GWB even came close to getting half the votes in 2004 after his administration's record in the first term.


Oh, and speaking of dumb, how about them Democrats in the Senate when Roberts & Alito were being questioned for confirmation?    They asked softball questions, let the candidates slide by with glib, vague answers, etc. And they refused to filibuster, partly because too many of them said they believed judicial nominees should not be opposed on political grounds, if they were qualified. (Where the hell is THAT written??)

A lof of people, including me, saw rulings like today's coming as soon as Roberts & Alito were nominated and confirmed.   How come our Senators couldn't?