Intelligence is no guarantee that someone will be a good president. Even exceptionally intelligent individuals can still be lousy presidents. Intelligence tells us little about one's character. However, stupidity virtually assures that one will be a terrible president. And this seems especially true when one is talking about the sort of proud, willful stupidity that seems to characterize some in today's Republican Tea Party. Anti-intellectualism and denial of climate science are some obvious examples of the high cost of stupidity.
Labor Day is one of those holidays few in the U.S. seem to appreciate. We turn it into yet another mindless excuse to grill, without stopping to appreciate the importance of the labor movement in our nation's history. But Labor Day is even more significant this year, a year characterized by Republican attacks on organized labor.
Many progressives have been expressing dissatisfaction with President Obama's right-of-center policies for some time. Now the polls are beginning to suggest that this sentiment may extend beyond the far left. According to an article by Ken Thomas and Jennifer Agiesta for the Associated Press:
An analysis of Associated Press-GfK polls, including the latest survey released last week, shows that Obama has lost ground among all those groups [Whites, women, younger voters, and liberals] since he took office. The review points to his vulnerabilities and probable leading targets of his campaign as he seeks to assemble a coalition diverse enough to help him win re-election in tough economic times.
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