Political wisdom of the day

Perhaps a partial explanation of Bush's success, despite the oft-repeated allegation from our friends on the left that he is stupid, from The Godfather:

And so [the Godfather] tried to teach [his son] Sonny his own disciplines. He claimed that there was no greater natural advantage in life than having an enemy overestimate your faults, unless it was to have a friend underestimate your virtues.

That's from page 221 in my version.
- posted by Anonymous @ 9:56 PM