On Dec 2, 2008, at 3:50 PM, Lenin's Tomb wrote:
> I doubt this signifies uncomplicated approval of the picks. I
> suspect that
> people voted for the 'lesser evil' - not because they necessarily
> like it,
> but because it was the best option they had in a narrow electoral
> spectrum -
> and that's what they're getting.
I'm afraid you have an excessively generous evaluation of the American collective political mind. Imperialism isn't all that unpopular, as long as it's reasonably successful and not too deadly (for Americans). I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.
Doug