gerard henderson fails logic 101 - again...

Or should that read "still"? What am I on about?

Well, in today's SMH, Henderson utters this piece of seductive sophistry:

The recent successes of Bush, Blair and Howard suggest that a majority of the electorate has a better understanding of the complexity and demands of modern democratic governments than the liberal left ... That's why governments in the US, Britain, and Australia have been returned ...

Interesting line of logic, that... "My team won because the voters were smart" (and I guess the flipside of that would have been "My team lost because the voters were dumb.") That, as far as I can make out, is the crux of Henderson's blindingly illuminating logical analysis.

Now, let's take this to the next level... Since it's a shoo-in that Henderson's fanbase is made up of those exact same "smart" voters, how smart do you reckon they are if his kind of "logic" wins them over so convincingly that they hang off his every word week after tediously illogical week?

I can't be bothered, but since Henderson is gloating from the benefit of 20/20 hindsight whilst mistaking sophistry for good reasoning skills, maybe one of you other bloggers out there might like to search the archives for what Hendo said on the eve of the Iraq invasion about the reasons for Bush's oil-grabbing mass-murder of tens of thousands of suitably shocked and awed Iraqi citizens? Did Hendo dutifully peddle the WMD bullshit? Because if he did, he's about as smart as his fanbase (which should come as no surprise to those who only read his column in order to have a good giggle.)

Aw shucks... Deconstructing Henderson is like stealing candy from a kid... Real difficult...