@Maleficus
I agree with you that probably a majority of American's are embarrased by what's happening to their country. I've seen a whole range of emotions from anger to feelings of helplessness. I correspond with several people over in the USA and many are not happy at all. Some people want to see Bush swing from a tree for treason, others just want the Dems back in power hoping that will end the nightmare (but it won't). By all accounts the anger towards Bush and the neocons is growing in momentum.
There's a lot more going on, including an FBI investigation into an Israeli spy ring. Remember, Israel stood to gain from a US invasion of Iraq.
"It's very good…….Well, it's not good, but it will generate immediate sympathy (for Israel)" - former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the day of the 9-11 attacks.
BTW, Bush had plenty of help winning the election throuwgh vote fraud. However, the Dems are just as guilty which is why there was so much silence on the issue. The Bush team simply did a better job of it than the Dems (or paid off/threatened/blackmailed Kerry). Bush practically owned most of those auditless vote machines for example.
See this recent report
Democracy at Risk: The 2004 election in Ohio