The more I follow the news of the war in Iraq and watch Bush on television, the more his high approval rating–though slipping now–amazes me. I have a difficult time believing that even 10 percent of the population–or whatever percentage includes Dittoheads, xenophobes and radical conservatives–can still support him and his administration after so much wrongdoing, deception, and scandal have come to light.
The reason for this must be that I’ve fallen so out of touch with my country of birth, and don’t properly grasp the broad, grass roots support behind the high figures. However, having something like this forwarded to you by a well-meaning but tragically misguided friend in Texas puts things back into perspective.