Stephen Harper, a.k.a. 'The Smiling Bush', new Prime Minister of Canada. Thank God the Conservative only has a minority government.
It would be pretty difficult for them to pass anything too to right.
Give people what they ask for. Then let them suffer the consequences. Democracy means allowing people be foolish and fooled. Perhaps this is better than actively trying to "help them." I believe in "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
Collective ignorance is really nothing new. What really bothers me is that history repeats itself over and over again maybe with a slightly different outfit, but people just don’t seem to learn.