Disturbing aspect of the presidency #7,214 is the president’s statements, supposedly on behalf of the American people, to the effect that our country won’t give in to car-bombers, that “we” will accept nothing less than victory, etc. This in spite of poll numbers that clearly indicate the people’s restlessness about the war and their desire to see Americans withdrawn relatively promptly. So on behalf of what “American people” is Bush speaking? Is he uniquely equipped to divine the “general will” that transcends such crude means of discerning public opinion as actually asking people what they think? Along these lines, I … Continue reading The President and the General Will