When you wonder how these people continue to be elected you must consider the general public that is electing them. Our great country has become a nation of Oprah and Dr. Phil watchers. They breathlessly follow every move of Scott Petersen, Terry Schivo, Michael Jackson and continue to mourn Princess Diana. Twenty four hours per day news coverage of these historical figures is not enough for this brain dead crowd.
Doprah and Dr. Shill may not be the total answer, but I agree with you that they have a lot to do with it. As you may have guessed, I live in Michigan. The democrat party here gets the grape Koolaid out everyday and a majority of its "mind numbed robots" drink a big gulp of it. Corporations exist only to be taxed and regulated to oblivion, you can have a gun if you must hunt and that's all, you only need a 10th grade education to compete in the job market, state government with its allies the education aristocracy and UAW will provide all you need, just ask them, etc. etc.