He also is incredibly naive, ascribing his own good motives (and I believe they are good even though, as in this case, they often achieve the opposite) to the most odious individuals.
I remember when he said, during the depths of the cold war, "Those Russians, they really do lie." Duh. What a revelation!
12 posted on 05/14/2002 11:24:00 PM PDT by Freee-dame