There is no justice. The rich win, the poor are powerless... We become tired of hearing people lie. After a time we become dead. A little dead. We start thinking of ourselves as victims. (pause) And we become victims. (pause) And we become weak...and doubt ourselves, and doubt our institutions...and doubt our beliefs...we say for example, `The law is a sham...there is no law...I was a fool for having believed there was.' ...
That's from David Mamet's script for "The Verdict." Paul Newman, rundown loser of a lawyer, is making his closing argument in a big case. The Catholic Church is sheltering an incompetent doctor who has killed a patient and covered it up. The judge, bought and paid for, has disallowed key evidence which proves the doctor is guilty.
That passage caught my eye because it seems to reflect the beliefs of many supporters of Obama. He has to know it. How should he respond?
