And Then There's Bush, the Impeachable...
"The Iraq war is linked to both Sept. 11 and Katrina, a bridge of sorts between the two crises. It began as part of the Sept. 11-inspired war on terrorism - and is now a competitor with the Gulf Coast for money, manpower and public support."
In an analysis of what I like to call the Bush League Ron Fournier of the Associated Press made the obvious link between the war that Bush lied to get us into and the dismal response to Katrina by the Federal Government.
"The Bush Era did not begin when he took office, or even with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It began on Sept. 14, 2001, when Bush declared at the World Trade Center site: "I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon." Bush was, indeed, skilled in identifying enemies and rallying a nation already disposed to action. He failed to realize after Sept. 11 that it was not we who were lucky to have him as a leader, but he who was lucky to be president of a great country that understood the importance of standing together in the face of a grave foreign threat. Very nearly all of us rallied behind him."
It should be noted that some of us opposed the attempt to distract us from the fight against Bin Laden. I remember commenting as I watched Colin Powell shame himself in front of the UN, that all his points were preceded by vague qualifiers (could, should, may) making it very likely that very little of what he was saying was true.
What the so-called Bush Era proves is that if there is one truism in American Politics it is that you can fool most of the people most of the time as long as you have a good shuck and jive. The fact that he was so popular for so long says a lot about the gullibility of the American voters.
"But the first intimations of the end of the Bush Era came months ago. The president's post-election fixation on privatizing part of Social Security showed how out of touch he was. The more Bush discussed this boutique idea cooked up in conservative think tanks and Wall Street imaginations, the less the public liked it. The situation in Iraq deteriorated. The glorious economy Bush kept touting turned out not to be glorious for many Americans. The Census Bureau's annual economic report, released in the midst of the Gulf disaster, found that an additional 4.1 million Americans had slipped into poverty between 2001 and 2004."
The ugly truth is that the sooner we get rid of the Bush League the better off this once great nation will be. Impeach Bush Cheney! Vote against incumbent Republicans in next year's congressional elections! Republicans are treasonously more faithful to the party line than to the American ideals of democracy and equal opportunity; that's why Tom DeLay will never permit articles of impeachment to be drawn up. The Republicans derive their power from corporate funds.
In an analysis of what I like to call the Bush League Ron Fournier of the Associated Press made the obvious link between the war that Bush lied to get us into and the dismal response to Katrina by the Federal Government.
"The Bush Era did not begin when he took office, or even with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It began on Sept. 14, 2001, when Bush declared at the World Trade Center site: "I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon." Bush was, indeed, skilled in identifying enemies and rallying a nation already disposed to action. He failed to realize after Sept. 11 that it was not we who were lucky to have him as a leader, but he who was lucky to be president of a great country that understood the importance of standing together in the face of a grave foreign threat. Very nearly all of us rallied behind him."
It should be noted that some of us opposed the attempt to distract us from the fight against Bin Laden. I remember commenting as I watched Colin Powell shame himself in front of the UN, that all his points were preceded by vague qualifiers (could, should, may) making it very likely that very little of what he was saying was true.
What the so-called Bush Era proves is that if there is one truism in American Politics it is that you can fool most of the people most of the time as long as you have a good shuck and jive. The fact that he was so popular for so long says a lot about the gullibility of the American voters.
"But the first intimations of the end of the Bush Era came months ago. The president's post-election fixation on privatizing part of Social Security showed how out of touch he was. The more Bush discussed this boutique idea cooked up in conservative think tanks and Wall Street imaginations, the less the public liked it. The situation in Iraq deteriorated. The glorious economy Bush kept touting turned out not to be glorious for many Americans. The Census Bureau's annual economic report, released in the midst of the Gulf disaster, found that an additional 4.1 million Americans had slipped into poverty between 2001 and 2004."
The ugly truth is that the sooner we get rid of the Bush League the better off this once great nation will be. Impeach Bush Cheney! Vote against incumbent Republicans in next year's congressional elections! Republicans are treasonously more faithful to the party line than to the American ideals of democracy and equal opportunity; that's why Tom DeLay will never permit articles of impeachment to be drawn up. The Republicans derive their power from corporate funds.
posted by Unknown at 9/14/2005 10:48:00 PM
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