Shortly after I ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, I wrote a book with a title I've reference often in the years since: They Think You're Stupid. It cut to the heart of why there is such a disconnect between the people of this nation and the political class in Washington D.C. And as I look back at the themes in that book, I realize that while nine years have passed and the specific issues of that time are different than the ones we're discussing now, the basic message of the book is not out of date in any way. If anything, the proposition of the book has been proven by what Democrats have done after taking power in the years since.
