Reply #4: they see it all just as fast as we do. when it become PUBLIC...

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that's the question.

it's all about power. the workings of the shrub misadministration has been that they have power, people are convinced that they have power, people fear their power, so everyone plays along.

everyone KNOWS about this scandal and that scandal, they know about the lies, they all know, or at least strongly suspect. but as long as they perceive that shrub has the power to get away with it, everyone plays along. as long as he's serving the interests of the powers-that-be, they support him.

it's only when the powers-that-be no longer see him as useful, or no longer see him as effective, that all this crap "suddenly" comes out.

it's not that any of this is a surprise. the only real change is that the powers behind the scenes finally decided to cut him loose and let the media tell the truth, at least somewhat.


personally, i think katrina was what did it. it convinced the true banana republican powers-that-be that shrub would not be useful in the '06 and '08 campaigns, and therefore it became in their interests to destroy him swiftly and develop future campaign strategies without him as a liability.