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So he's a recognized screwup on the economy, and now he's a recognized screwup on foreign policy. Yet he's still perceived as a "leader." And if that's not risible enough, he's also perceived as having "more honesty and integrity than most people in public life and 6 in 10 credit him with making the country safer from terrorist attack."

The "leadership" question didn't rule out "leading the country off a cliff," so perhaps that poll result doesn't prove that 60% of Americans are complete imbeciles. But honest? There's some deep, deep denial going on. Someone you love needs a copy of this under the Christmas tree. As Atrios observes, at 300+ pages, this must just be Volume I.