We are all toddlers informed only by single syllable words and unable to do simple arithmetic. That is the most important conclusion I drew from Monday night's debate.
Mitt Romney tells us that all nations exist only to serve American purpose. We are not allowed to understand our enemies or imagine objectives that may not be Americentric. Good guys and bad guys. White hats and black. Life is so simple. Be tough, send messages, and continue to inflate a military that has, after 11 years in Afghanistan and 9 in Iraq, fought to poorly defined stalemates. Do you remember those bumper stickers that said, "Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam"? Mitt doesn't. I do.
The world's greatest businessman and financial wizard has a plan to simultaneously (1) balance the US budget, (2) cut taxes by 20%, and (3) increase military spending. Half of America is believes him. Then, again, half of all Americans are below average intelligence. I don't know the size of the correlation, but I would be willing to bet -- $10,000 anyone? -- that it is large.
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