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will, by your logic, I'm responsible for voting for a sheriff that had inmates beaten in jail. It's an illegal act, but I'm somehow responsible.
I think you're misusing "responsibility". We the voters aren't responsible for the Bush's administration's actions, whether they be failures or successes. We weren't responsible for the Cuban Missle Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall or putting a man on the moon. There were some voters who were by their individual actions, but I completely reject the notion that those who voted for Bush in 2000 and/or 2004 are responsible for anything done by his administration.
Feeling that you "made a mistake" is not the same as feeling or being responsible for someone else's actions. You may feel that you miscast your ballot, but that has nothing to do with whether or not you are responsible.
I think that a simple redefinition of terms is in order here.
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