re: #194 Cato the Elder

I proudly voted for Obama.

Me too and even though your wording may have been harsh earlier, I completely understand your point. I can’t fathom any reason why people were “excited about Palin” in the beginning.

Yes she has looks and yes she said “God” and “Great Nation” a lot but is that really all it takes? Is that the amount of depth required for a leader to make so many people rabid admirers? And people shouldn’t face the fact that they weren’t “fooled”, they were just intellectually lazy or blindly hopeful that someone, ANYONE could rescue an election which was fairly certain to be won by a Democrat.

That being said it takes a lot of personal character to reevaluate perceptions and make open and honest change. That’s hard enough without us bashing them I guess. I can’t say I’ve never been fooled by something out of intellectual laziness, hope or just wishful thinking. It happens to us all. Respect to those who can adapt and overcome.