Dan Froomkin at the Washington Post shows how much effort President Bush goes into maintaining his reality distortion field by handpicking audiences. It's not just surrounding himself with a few yes-men. No, his staff surrounds him with hundreds of adoring yes-men and women. Froomkin links to a story in the Post about the great lengths his staff go to insulate the President. They even have a manual on how to keep him in the dark. Froomkin says:
It's really inexcusable. When was the last time members of the general public were able to see the president without receiving specific invitations from the White House or the Republican party? Was it the inauguration? Will we have to wait until the next one for it to happen again?
However, it must be harder to get these adoring fans, seeing as a majority of Americans think the US is heading in the wrong direction.
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