Reply #10: There's a well-known phenomenon called "Buyer's remorse" [View All]

[Atlant]

> How is it possible that some of us can manage to get the right
> information, while most don't?

There's a well-known phenomenon called "Buyer's remorse".
It happens when (essentially), you finally get something that
you wanted for a long, long time, but it then turns out to be not
nearly as great as you thought it would be.

This is what a LOT of Republicans are experiencing right now.
For years, they've wanted to control the whole country; all three
branches of the Federal Government, most of the state houses and
governors chairs, all the corporations. No more "liberals", Democrats,
or other panty-waists getting in their way, no-siree-Bob! Just let
them have full control and they'd show you how it's supposed to be
done!

And in 2000 and 2002, they pretty much got their wish.

And just look how well it's turning out for them. What seemed liked
such a great thing must surely now taste like ashes. As the Onion
so presciently put it back in January or 2001, "Our long national
nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over!".

So, naturally, they're not too keen on "seeing" the destruction that
they've caused. It's far easier to ignore the facts than to accept
that they were hood-winked, that they made stupid decisions
when they put the Boy King in power. It's not that they COULDN'T
see, it's that they chose (and are still choosing) deliberately NOT
TO SEE. And as we all know, there are none so blind...

Still, reality must be whacking them all pretty hard these days, and
I really can't believe that they won't have at least some clue by
2004.

At least, I hope so, for all of our sake's.

Atlant