Reply #11: Thanks Eleanor; why hasn't he paid a price up till now? [View All]

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Could it be . . . the media refusing to report on dissent?

Bush has famously ignored anyone who disagrees with him, even mildly, yet the media have gone along for years with that "uniter, not a divider" nonsense. They've kept a tight focus on Bush and his cronies, never letting the pretty picture be spoiled by anyone at variance with the lock-step.

Now Lil George is finally getting a bit of negative publicity, and his poll numbers plummet. Yet the Mighty Republican Wurlitzer keeps wheezing away, puffing Bush for all it's worth. What if the popular media just reported Bush and his antics straight, without the noise machine in the background? He'd probably long for the days of a 40% approval rating.