Honesty amidst the stupidity
Saying something really stupid does not disqualify someone from becoming president. In fact, I think we can safely say that saying myriad stupid things neither disqualifies a candidate for president nor a standing president.
But it clearly begs the question, “How can someone we are being led to believe is so intelligent and so equipped to lead, say something so incredibly stupid?”
For the short-term example, we turn to Hillary Clinton and her now “old news” comments about staying in the race because Barack Obama might get assassinated.
Enabler
Enabler is the terminology for anyone, wives, families, or friends, who empower addicts and abusive spouses to act irresponsibly. The United States government is the biggest enabler in the world. It bailed out: the Continental Bank in 1964, the Savings & Loan Industry in 1989, and the Long Term Capital Management Hedge Fund in 1998. Recently, the Federal Reserve, under political pressure, bailed out Bear Stearns. (See the op-ed in the April 11th Wall Street Journal, “Our Financial Bailout Culture,” by Ethan Penner.)
