Fool Me Twice

There is an old piece of folk wisdom dealing with our need to learn from our mistakes. It is the following:

Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.

When I reflect on President Obama's reelection in 2012, it is clear he fooled the American people twice. I don't blame him for doing so, I blame the voters who allowed themselves to be fooled a second time, clearly not learning from their mistake in 2008.