Todd, It all began at the beginning. They were not committed to the rigor of reality checking by, say, accurately counting the votes of the American people. Their estrangement from reason was bolstered by a linear model of profit maximization. There is no contextual analysis in looking a man in the eye, either. Their cowboy retro cognitive style is stick-figurism, now seated in power, and profitable for those who blindly invest in it. When reality doesn't check out, they lie, cheat, bluff, and bribe.

The seminal issue, at this point, is not about the efficacy of the rational actor presupposition to characterize those in executive power. It is whether or not "We the People" can revive reason in our lifetime. In my own view, that would begin by impeaching the person and the proclivities of Richard B. Cheney. After all, his wife referred to him, at the start of his vice-presidency, as the new sheriff in town.

I enjoy your posts,

Tish