However my feeling has always been that he didn't care much either way about taking or losing the office. Even during the 2000 election fiasco, I felt like I was watching Weekend at Bernies. The big guns sweeped in, took care of business, dressed him up and threw him in front of the microphone.
It is very easy to forget he is who he is. He comes across as this plain spoken, down home Christian. The modest ranch when he could easily have a very palatial estate. The marriage to a woman he only dated for 6 months. All very scripted if you ask me. The freepers fall for the whole charade--hook, line and sinker.
Scary, scary stuff to know this could be the beginning of the end.
Off to read if anyone responded. Love your posts--you truly get it. KE