¿Por qué compramos Bush? II

Leo en Efimera que el pueblo nunca se equivoca (con un enlace a Hitler). ¿Hay algo perverso en como elegimos a nuestros políticos?: 

Bush and Kerry didn't want to offend near-retirees by saying benefits need to be cut; or Hispanics by talking realistically about immigration; or nearly 200 million licensed drivers by saying that to reduce oil demand requires a stiff gasoline tax; or most Americans by proposing tougher controls on health spending. No one wanted to hear these unappetizing policies, so Bush and Kerry didn't propose them. (Robert J. Samuelson) De Econlog

En Escolar he encontrado esta maravilla que ilustra la idea. Da miedo.