Elf Sternberg

That's a very tempting thought, except I don't think we're a herd - we're all pretty much capable of thinking.

Avoiding active thought cannot be laid at the feet of either Ray-gun or Bush. The reverse may be true, though.

And somehwere - somewhen - we-the-people came to the conclusion that it was somehow ok to let government do the thinking for us. (At least it doesn't spend tax dollars, or something.)

Being fiercely individualistic, that strikes me as a disastrous decision.