They are stupid
It's what Republican president Dwight David Eisenhower said about President George W. Bush and his desire to destroy social security. Well, not Bush specifically, but well, here is a quote from one of his presidential papers…
Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are H. L. Hunt (you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.
But Bush and Cheney are Texas oil millionaires, arn't they…