Please be in touch to add or delete email addresses to this list. If you want to subscribe to CityWatch (free), log on to www.citywatchla.com George W. Bush’s Political Insights Also Apply to “Progressives” in Pale Blue Los Angeles DICK PLATKIN 05 NOVEMBER 2020 PLANNING WATCH -Former President George W. Bush was ridiculed for mangling the famous aphorism, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Nevertheless, his insights still ring true. In the insulated world of prominent newspapers, legacy news networks, and their cable competitors, we frequently hear about the conspiracy theories that captivate much of Trump’s political base. Even the new Borat movie had a long segment with Jim and Jerry, two good-hearted Q-Anon believers who gave shelter to the hapless Sasha Baron Cohen in the midst of a Pandemic lockdown. But political gullibility is hardly the monopoly of those wearing MAGA hats. For example, many of those who joined the anti-Trump “resistance” have been