A little on the blog title
Just in case some aren't familiar with what a Mayberry Machiavelli is, please read this from Ron Suskind on Bush's first director of faith-based something-or-other, John DiIulio. Or you can just read the following:
"There is no precedent in any modern White House for what is going on in this one: a complete lack of a policy apparatus," says DiIulio. "What you’ve got is everything—and I mean everything—being run by the political arm. It’s the reign of the Mayberry Machiavellis."Why did I pick that name, beyond the fact that it sounds cool? Because the common theme with any Machiavelli-ish type instict is paranoia. Right-wingers are paranoid, but in a fascistic way, how else could you explain some of the nutty things they believe? And yes, I am paranoid of the right wing, a tad paranoid, if you will, because I was once under its spell.
