Dumb-ocracy Indeed

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter”

-Churchill

The Philadelphia suburbs are certainly doing their best to prove the point. That or the Associated Press has a statistically improbable knack for finding the dumbest people in the area to interview. To wit:

“The economy stinks. We need something new. When Bill Clinton was in the White House, we didn’t have these problems and maybe she had something to do with it behind the scenes.”

Then again, perhaps we should look at the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Then there’s this gem:

“I know that when Bill Clinton was in office, the economy was good, we weren’t at war and I think he’ll be helping her in some fashion with the Cabinet. So I’m leaning to Hillary right now,” said Robert Thomas, a 30-year-old general manager of a convenience store.

Or perhaps that should be phrased: “we had an asset bubble, ducked out of war–except when we did go to war (and without UN approval no less!), or simply chose to ignore the growing problems of war and terrorism, and in doing so taking out a big fat subprime mortgage on our future national security to satisfy the insatiable craving for instant gratification that is and always will be the hallmark of the Baby Boomers.”

Hmm… Clintons don’t seem nearly as appealing when you put it that way.