Why did they believe him?

"George W. Bush has ensured that Americans, who once occupied a veritable shining city on the hill, are more hated, more imperiled and more in debt than ever. He has made America less respected, less secure and less democratic. These are demonstrable facts. Yet Bush has the unmitigated gall to assert that his record is, in many respects, exactly opposite of what it actually is.
"And the American people — half of them, at least — believed him. Why? Did they simply believe the distortions of the campaign? Or do they truly think Bush has led us in the right direction? If it's the latter, may God save us from ourselves. And from our president."

 Clint Talbott
A Sad End to Appalling Campaign
Published on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 by the Boulder Daily Camera