[Ohioan]

I would contend that Washington wasn't sure if democracy would work in THIS land. He called us the great experiment, after all.

The Founding Fathers did not give us a Democracy. They gave us a Federal Republic, with the power to protect the separate Republics (guarantee clause in the Constitution) in the several States. If you read the Federalist Paper #10, you will see that preventing a Democracy was one of Madison's purposes in drafting our Constitution. You will also see why.

Democracy works in Switzerland, and in New Hampshire town meetings; but in most places it rapidly degenerates into mob rule. It is not the ultimate achievement of the human experience! The efforts of the Left to convert our Republic into a Democracy, are behind most of the things we do not like in 20th Century America.

[In veno, veritas]

You should know the intent of the words by common usage, as example the title of your article. I'd really doubt Bush wants a mobocracy anywhere. If you want to get that technical, you're a liberal just like nearly every other American. Conservatives support a monarchy.

[Racehorse]

If you read the Federalist Paper #10, you will see that preventing a Democracy was one of Madison's purposes in drafting our Constitution.

What were the other 54 delegates to the ConstitutionalConvention doing while Madison was thinking up our Constitution?  :-)