To win power anywhere you have to convince people that you can do something for them.
My business is the analytical framework.
A century of convulsive change leaves huge demographic gouge marks.
The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism.
Sure, I've often been misrepresented - anyone frequently quoted has this experience.
Americas are, for a variety of reasons, the most adept at producing the kind of entertainment that delivers easy satisfactions.