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yesthattomhttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/30/opinion/30KRUG.html: Paul Krugman writes about how Bush defends his policies by smearing anyone that speaks out against him rather than addressing the person's points. Not in small ways, but in ways that are starting to test the limits of democracy.
Where will it end? In his new book, "Worse Than Watergate," John Dean, of Watergate fame, says, "I've been watching all the elements fall into place for two possible political catastrophes, one that will take the air out of the Bush-Cheney balloon and the other, far more disquieting, that will take the air out of democracy."
