Republicans -- who is being fooled?

[rogerashton]

We all know he does -- here is another example:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/opinion/05dowd.html

But why? A reasonable man does not lie unless he thinks he can fool someone. He isn't fooling us -- the polls will make that clear even to one who reads as little as he does. Maybe he thinks he is fooling the Undecideds -- but the common wisdom is that they don't start paying attention until late October. So who is left? You are. He lies in order to fool his base. He lies in order to fool you.

Here is an excerpt from the page linked. It's late in the day, so this may be a dup.

NYT: Amnesia in the Garden
By MAUREEN DOWD

'Painting himself as the noble agent for "the transformational power of liberty" abroad, he said "there have always been doubters" when America uses its "strength" to "advance freedom": "In 1946, 18 months after the fall of Berlin to Allied forces, a journalist in The New York Times wrote this: 'Germany is a land in an acute stage of economic, political and moral crisis. European capitals are frightened. In every military headquarters, one meets alarmed officials doing their utmost to deal with the consequences of the occupation policy that they admit has failed.' End quote. Maybe that same person's still around, writing editorials."

...

'The president distorted the columnist's dispatch. ... The "moral crisis" and failure she described were in the British and French sectors. She reported that the Americans were doing better because of their policy to "encourage initiative and develop self-government." She wanted the U.S. to commit more troops and stay the course - not cut and run. '

Seriously, folks -- who is that going to fool, other than you, his base?