Some of us knew from day one that Bush would make a disastrous President. We correctly assumed he would get us into a war just to prolong his reign. We also correctly assumed he would use religious and business voter/contributor bases to grab as much power as possible. Bush did not have to be 'elected' at all. Using his family influence he was able to wrest the election from Al Gore (who whimpered but did not fight) by having the Supreme court proclaim him President in a narrowly split decision.
Winning in 2004 was accomplished by repeating the mantras 'global war on terror', and 'you are either for us, or against us'. The Bush team, more a cabal really, relied on the apathy of Americans to win. They knew it has always been true that Americans are too lazy to actually seek the truth and would always vote for bumper sticker slogans. Bush proclaimed that he had earned 'capital' in this election and would endeavor to spend it right away.
Now here it is 2007 and it has taken 7 years of incompetence in the Executive Branch for the tide to turn against the 'worst President ever'. And this shall be his legacy. George W. Bush has done more harm to our country during his arrogant reign than even Richard Nixon could have dreamed of. We have no credibility in the entire world. A recent photo-op in Albania shows his adoring fans as unable to contain themselves in his presence. Albania is welcome to him.
George Bush is a man who over spent his political currency while bankrupting our country. He is a man who takes short term gain over long term security every time. In his protected upbringing he was shown that personal wealth will always insulate you from the ruination you leave in your path. It could take 50 to 100 years to recover from his reign of stupidity, if at all. Future Presidents must endeavor to work at repairing the rips in our relationships world wide to say nothing of the horrendous debt he has created along with nearly insurmountable trade deficits.
Volumes can be written, and probably will be, about how his greed and arrogance have set us back to near ruin. But we must not simply wallow in the morass of his stupidity and our own, but remember this lesson and do something about it.
Scholars will study how his policies of greed alienated his own party while making friends and supporters of the Democrats. Such a thing has not been accomplished since the segregation/integration policies of the late 50s and early 60s. Scholars will also compare the downfall of Rome to our own situation, as they are similarly greed-driven.
Analytical psychologists will tell us, we were warned by George himself. His insistence on mispronouncing 'nuclear' into a bastardized, 3 syllable, version shows his stubbornness to carry on even knowing he is dead wrong. And so he has ...
I must admit I am getting some satisfaction watching Bushies by the dozen jumping ship as his popularity slips below sea level. They mistook his arrogant self-confidence for qualified leadership and he sailed the ship of state into a field of icebergs. We are now hoping the crew of the ship will save the passengers rather than using all the lifeboats for themselves.
And by now we all know there is ample evidence to prosecute Bush and Company for a list of crimes, but we will no doubt let them walk away. This is quite the opposite of what would happen were the parties in power reversed.
And whose fault is all this? It is your fault because you either voted strict party lines because you are too lazy to get to know the candidates, or you are so lazy you didn’t vote at all.
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