The American people like novelty acts. They want to be entertained NOW! They, for the most part have never went to bed hungry, and for the most part have never done without. They don't want a job, but rather a "position", and believe that the struggle for freedom is a waste of time. Simply go to the store and buy it if you want it.
Many want to "feel better about racism" whether they are a racist or not, and want to give the man a chance whether he is up to the task, or qualified to fly the plane or not.
Bush sat this man up to be president with his open "nation building" attitude, and a set of circumstances that came along at precisely the right time in history, i.e. 911.
The old saying: When you find yourself in a hole. STOP DIGGING! has never occurred to our government, and after the end of WWII, our country has set about straightening the rest of humanity out, whether they wanted straightening out or not.
Since WWII, America has "gone were it wasn't welcome", "done what it wasn't asked", and "pushed onto folks, what wasn't accepted by them".
We as Americans have "tooted our own horn" about all the good we have done, and don't get me wrong, we have done a lot of good to UNGRATEFUL NATIONS, but we have in many ways LORDED OVER others with OUR OWN SET OF MORAL JUDGEMENTS, that were not necessarily theirs.
My son as some here know has served in Afghanistan, and Iraq multiple times in a combat role with the 82nd Airborne, and has seen and heard the truth about these two peoples, and their attitudes toward OUR SOCIETY RULES AND MORALS. For the most part these two peoples REJECT OUR SET OF RULES AND MORALS. It is a fact of life as old as the earth, and when the last American boot, steps off of Afghanistan, and Iraq, they will fairly quickly REVERT BACK to BEING THEMSELVES.
Like these two separate countries, AMERICANS have chosen a president that ALSO HAS DIFFERENT VALUES, than most Americans. Americans WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT, than POLITICS AS USUAL,
(SO DID THE GERMANS) but continue to VOTE AS USUAL, hoping for something different.
If you think this president is bad, and this four year term is going to be bad. JUST WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE, WHEN EVERYONE VOTES
"ONCE AGAIN" FOR THE LESSOR OF TWO EVILS.