I believe We The People have largely become accustomed to mediocrity. Indeed, we have allowed it, mostly by ignoring it as we ate it up. Too many of us have an attitude of "what can I do? I'm only one person..." as they head back to their Tivos and their comfortable status quo (and if you said "status quo" to them, then you'd have to explain what it means.) I speak from experience.
President Obama is getting flak from the pundits because they think he did not basically cheerlead enough, or at all. There are (very good) diaries this morning to that effect, so I want to go in a slightly different direction, given my unusual bent.
If we can stay distracted, maybe we won't notice whatever nefarious deeds "they" perpetrate. It's been working for them for a long time.
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