100% agreed. It was a stroke of Machiavellian genius (or 'rat cunning', as others might put it). He managed to sell us down the river with nary a peep of resist

100% agreed. It was a stroke of Machiavellian genius (or 'rat cunning', as others might put it). He managed to sell us down the river with nary a peep of resistance. At the time it seemed that most were actually cheering him on.