But I wonder how he would have felt about Obama. Oh, wait: He did say something about that.
As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
Mencken, H.L.: On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe
Uncanny that he foresaw the result of 2008 with such clarity.
And how interesting that Snopes haven’t updated their entry on the subject since 2004. Or not, given that the people who run the site are unmitigated progs.