Foreigners, of course, are especially amused that the world's famously litigious superpower has put its fate in the hands of lawyers. We at the Fray are used to election pieces producing responses which are, well, uniform , one might even say predictable. This set were neither of those things. Manipulating anger is a chump's game. I can't believe we're falling for it like this.
Anger is a cheap high.
It's easily whipped up, and after that it's as easy to make an angry man angrier as it is to get a drunk to take another drink. If he gets mad enough, he may even take a swing at anyone who tries to tell him he's out of control. It's a basic rule of politics. The fact that you're on their side doesn't mean that they're on your side. Public officials lie, parties change their platforms, politicians cut deals, and journalists are just plain irresponsible.