Can't trust voters  Ali T Winston By Ali T Winston The Star-
Ledger  Most Americans blame President Bush for the
incompetence, dishonesty and criminality of his administration,
but he isn't to blame. It's like the complaints about the high
salaries of sports figures. You can't blame them for being
offered this money. It is the owners who must take
responsibility. Similarly, it is the people who voted for Bush
who must take responsibility. Candidates often repeat the canard
that they trust the intelligence of voters. It is a puzzle as to
why. The fallacy of this idea can be seen in the congressional
coverage on C-SPAN, in the numerous officials in jail or forced
to resign and in the many unresolved problems facing society.
When Richard Nixon nearly defeated John F. Kennedy and George
McGovern was beaten by a landslide, I realized that it was not
intelligence or wisdom that governed voters. Votes are mostly
cast based on psychological or self-interest criteria. This
makes John McCain the likely winner. This real