This article in the The Guardian examines the anti-intellectualism championed by Michele Bachmann and other Republican candidates, and the roots from whence it came. I think some people may brush off Bachmann and the like based purely on individual issues, or else dismiss her as "crazy" and be done with it. I won't argue with calling the woman crazy, but a closer look proves there's a sort of method to the madness, one which many Americans undoubtedly identify with.
Reading about Obama's incompetence and impotence over the last four years leaves me feeling extremely frustrated. It's not that I'm that attached to the guy, but with the top Republican candidates being so extremist, I don't really have a choice of who to vote for. I mean, I voted for Ralph Nader last election, and given my state's tendency to go Democrat every year regardless of my own vote, I'll probably be writing in Nader if he doesn't make it on the ballot. Still, I'd like to be able to fully support a candidate that actually has a chance of making it to the White House.
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