Jane Mayer: Who is running the USA?

Reporter Jane Mayer writes for the New Yorker.

basically, her expose on who is "the decider-er" at the White House
concludes that it is not Dubbya, but this man:

Our commander and Chief, apparently.

You may read her July 3rd article here,
and/or
listen to an NPR piece titled "David Addington and 'Hidden Power'" about the New Yorker article.

And another article to get you fired up, there's a book out called "Stealing Democrocy" by Spencer Overton, with a chapter "How to Rig an Election."
Hear an interview here.

And an article from The Economist, of all places, on how elections have been rigged.