bush says he loathes "people who felt guilty about their lot in life because others were suffering".
By totally identifying with an extreme version of their strict, religion-fuelled beliefs, he jailed his rebellious self. From now on, his unconscious hatred for them was channelled into a fanatical moral crusade to rid the world of evil.
As Frum put it: "Id-control is the basis of Bush's presidency but Bush is a man of fierce anger." That anger now rules the world.

That is, the average Californian was bilked of more than $250, but the state will receive compensation of about 3 cents.

two-thirds of the people surveyed couldn't name one of the nine candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.