Bush's base

I have been puzzling for months over how it is that anyone could continue to support the Bush/Cheney administation, and Bush/Cheney themselves. I think I may have come up with an explanation. My theory is that after many decades of Republican inbreeding there has been a devolution which has produced critters with small, smooth brains. These small, smooth brains do not allow the processing of nuanced or semi-complicated information. Thus Republicans cannot understand, for example, that Max Cleland might have had a good reason for voting against the Homeland Security bill, namely that he did not want 170,000 employees to lose some of their rights. For them Cleland's vote meant simply that he was against homeland security and, therefore, in their simple minded view of things, must be in league with Osama bin Laden.

Similarly, they are apparently unable to comprehend that because someone votes against a massive multibillion dollar bill he or she must be voting against each and every provision of that bill. They also, it appears, find it impossible to believe that anyone might actually change their mind over some period of time, or even in cases where a bill has actually been rewritten and changed before being voted on again. These people also believe in absolutes. That is, abortion is wrong, period. So even in cases of rape, or when a mother’s life is in danger, or the fetus is doomed to monsterhood for life, or whatever, that doesn’t matter. Life is sacred to these people unless, that is, you are a “gook” or a “towel-head” or too poor to afford million dollar attorneys.

Small, smooth brains also do not permit you to understand or be concerned with hypocrisy. Thus they repeatedly label John Kerry as a flip-flopper but refuse to understand that their chosen “leader” is most probably the world’s most leading flip flopper. Bush was opposed to homeland security, now he is for it. He was opposed to a 9-11 commission, but later he was for it. He was opposed to Rice’s appearing before the committee but then was for it. He would give the committee only one hour but then said he would give whatever was required. He was opposed to nation building but now he is for it. He was at one time in favor of letting the states decide about homosexual unions but now wants a constitutional amendment to ban them everywhere. Indeed, Bush has changed his position on virtually every major issue that has come before him. Either small, smooth brains simply don’t perceive this (granted it would be difficult to keep all these contrary positions in your head at once) or they are genuine hypocrites.

I am convinced that were it not for these small, smooth brained types Bush could not possibly maintain his “base.” I do not believe the coming election is going to be a close race. I do not believe Bush can possibly be legally elected even with his base. I simply refuse to acknowledge, at least at this time, that a majority of my fellow citizens are morons.

The sum total of the Bushites understanding of world affairs, and the unbelievable depth and sophistication of their position, has been frequently repeated by their number one spokesman, George "is our children learning" Bush:
"You are either with us or against us."