Is Bu$h Just Stupid and Arrogant or He Loco?

Molly Ivins via TruthDig "Could Lunacy Explain Bush's Policies?" where she is wondering out loud that Bu$h and much of his cabal might just be around the bend. If Progressive Lefty types could get on the talking head shows or be allowed time to tackle these "policies" then even Red State America could perhaps understand. Then again, the average American might be too stupid to understand? Or maybe they are being sent down the path by people practicing "Willful ignorance" as Matthew Yglesias suggests at TPMCafe? Here is a portion of Matthew's writing on the issue:

I think this counts as a kind of deliberate ignorance that exists at the top levels of the conservative movement. There's a desire to avoid looking too closely at some of these tax policy questions. And that trickles down. People who are characterologically inclined to remain ignorant prosper. Charlatans prosper. People who are neither charlatans nor disinclined to look at the question wind up not becoming conservative pundits.

To know the "why" is important yet Progressive messages have to be told before they can be heard. Right now I feel like the good guys and gals are hardly getting a shot in telling. Peace ... or War!