neebis said:
As a viewer it doesn't work at all, but I try to tell myself that Palpatine is just so powerful that he can blind every Jedi, every Senator and eveyone else in the galaxy.

Don't do that! The problem with trying to trick youself, is that sooner or later, you might succeed. It is bad enough being fooled by other people, but when we start fooling ourselves...

Fact is, this movie is really poorly concieved. It is okay to like it, but it is truely a mistake to try to convince ourselves that it is a really good well thought out movie. It is what it is, just let it be that and don't try to pretend it is more than that.