Extra, extra! Sarah Palin is exactly what you thought she was!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

I'd say that is a pretty generous interpretation of "Reagan's election was symbolic of humanity's history of despotism and horrific behavior."

The difference between "Reagan is evil" and "Reagan was the figurehead of evil" (using "evil" as a replacement for "despotic and horrific") isn't really all that significant, at least to me.

I read it more as "the sentiment of the electorate belied the potential for evil in humanity." I don't see that as the same as, "The person they voted for was evil." YMMV