Did you know you are not too bright?

Never before have I heard statements made like the four that were made this week, against the American people by Americans:

Jacob Weisberg in Newsweek, the biggest culprit behind our political paralysis is the childishness, ignorance, and growing incoherence of the public at large.

Time magazines Joe Klein cuts to the chase: It is very difficult to thrive in an increasingly competitive world if you’re a nation of dodos.

Hollywood elitist Bill Maher told CNN’s Larry King that Americans were not bright enough to understand the issues in his interview this week. They are not bright enough to really understand the issues.

On many issues these days, writes the Washington Post’s Steven Pearlstein, the American people are badly confused.

What makes these four think they are any smarter than most of the American people? Where did the editors of those magazines and newspaper have their heads, that they let their employees write such stuff let alone print it? As for Bill Maher, the comedian, he is not really worth wondering about anyway. He fits in with people like Janeane Garofalo, Joy Behar and some of those people. He did say that Americans don't care about politics, but that doesn't mean they aren't smart or don't care. I have spent the last year watching almost nothing but the news and it took months to get some idea what congress was talking about. (I was interested in finding out if I needed to get all my medical issues taken care of before I am told I am too old and in such bad shape to have any more care.) Unless you have an interest, a lot of what they say and do is jibberish. They are experts at skirting around giving a good answer. Until the Tea Parties started I think most Americans felt there wasn't anything they could do about what is going on. Once we found our voices and the emails of our representatives in DC, we have started letting them know who they are really working for.