WTF Is It Now?!?

"THE BUSH LEGACY"
Bush, the semi-smart smirking statesman, has already told the Palestinians he didn't want them voting for Yassir Arafat to chair the PLO. He has botched discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Undoubtedly, he has alienated, or at least infuriated, secretary of state Colin Powell.

And now he is planning to overthrow the government of another nation. Juveniles who don't really want to fight, yet want to make a "statement," will claim, "My father can beat up your father." In George W.'s case, his father couldn't finish off Saddam Husseim, so the mantra is now, "I'll do what Daddy didn't," better known as the "Daddy Doo Doctrine." In clear terms, W. says he's going after Saddam. Says he plans to take out that dictator. In his own country. A "pre-emptive" invasion against a sovereign nation!

The vice-president and the attorney general, both of whom are too old to enlist in the war, neither of whom ever served in the military, are salivating at the thought of the invasion. Does anyone else have a problem with the leader of one country deciding that Texas imperialistic cowboy vigilante justice is how we should be portraying America to the rest of the world?

Bush is languidly whistle stopping America from his ranch in Crawford, Texas, during August to let us know we should have confidence in American business. This series of well-orchestrated pseudo-events, complete with bands and photo ops, might help some of us feel better about losing our jobs, but it's doubtful that this former corporate executive's meetings with Americans will do much to assure us he "feels our pain" at corporate betrayals.

Finally, just about everything Americans need to know about this President is wrapped up not in what he does or says, but by what he hasn't done. Once a month, several White House staffers get together for a discussion of current literature and social issues. Guests often include best-selling authors. Among those who haven't attended the discussions have been the Vice-President-in-Hiding, former librarian Laura Bush, and the "education president." - Read the rest of Walt Brasch's column here.




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