Rollo Tomasi and the Age of Empire

...These past seven years have been a watershed in teaching Americans what much of the world has known for many years--that rulers, more often than not, simply Do Not Care What You Think. They will punish their enemies, reward their friends, enjoy the privileges of power, and ignore or openly spit on the masses--and the masses will take it, because they’re afraid, apathetic, or buy into the lies to keep themselves convinced that the status quo is better than the alternative. And Bush is especially egregious in this regard--a lifetime of ignorant, childish defiance mixed with insecure bluster and coddling privilege--the ultimate Daddy’s boy who wanted to replace his dad--has bred a man who will break any law, violate any rule, and care nothing for the consequences. Just because he can. And what are we doing?