Self-Confident Cluelessness--Or, Dubya in Lipstick

I spent most of tonight’s debate closely watching the reactions of undecided voters in the CNN focus group who’d been given meters to record their positive/negative reactions in real time. Nearly every time Sarah Palin leaned on her crutch (the folksy/cutesy talk) their reactions flat-lined. In other words, they were looking for substance, not just somebody they'd like to have a beer with. They seemed to be saying, to quote The Who, [we] “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” And on that theme, please take a minute to read this:
“The Legacy” The New York Times (Timothy Egan) http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/the-legacy/?em Excerpt: “If ever there was an argument for voting against politicians who are confident about their cluelessness, Bush is it. So it was heartening to see that a majority of the country, in some polls, now views Sarah Palin as unqualified to be president. We may have learned something, even if Bush has not.”