This afternoon, John would tell us that perhaps Americans are too stupid to govern themselves. And to support this idiocy, he offers some dubious polling that would suggest some people think restaurants should be publicly owned — as an industry/class… so too, grocery stores.

Whatever. [Personally, I might read this more as an expression of populist frustration — with the un-affordability — of basic foodstuffs, and of what used to be affordable dining experiences, for even the lower part of the middle class… All of course engendered by Trump [non-]policies of graft and corruption.]

That said, I do think there is a segment of the population that is too stupid to self govern and they showed out (and got slaughtered, in the main) just 10 days ago in the midterms.

They voted for rapists, torturers, wife-beaters, drunks, felons, and various other sociopaths — with gusto. And not surprisingly their “dear leader” is almost all of those things (perhaps not a drunkard, at least).

So yes, those MAGAt people are definitely not of an intellectual fiber that could reliably and morally self govern — without the counterbalance of sensible, educated Democrats.

So yes, John — I agree with you. But not on the back of the analysis you posit.

Out.