At least the days for Bush in the White House are limited! Amazed as I am that I am still more or less sane after reading some of his remarks, I wonder why I even pay any attention to what he does or says. His recent speech in Egypt nearly did me in! The man has gall to speak to others, presumably with the knowledge that what he is saying is filled with dishonesty, if not lies. I say “presumably” because I am not sure what passes through the synapses of his brain!
The speech was filled with statements that tested my resilience. Could I continue to care given the devastation this man has caused?
Bush referenced our ideals of liberty and justice as beginning a “revolution” that reached far beyond our borders. He referenced Chile, Indonesia, Poland, Philippines without blushing from the embarrassment of our countries complicity in doing such evil things as wrecking Chile by disposing of its legitimate president and killing the ambassador, creating economic havoc in these various nations (cf. “Theory of Shock Doctrine”).
Bush lectured the guests on the need to develop alternatives to oil. While this is true, he then indicated that our nation has “aggressively” proceeded with such strategies. In fact, he fought such actions most of his time he has been president. Only when the price of oil increased both rapidly with enormous increases was he forced to at least reference this need for alternatives sources of energy.
Bush then discussed the various features of democracy without shame for his inability to recognize popular elections unless the results are what we want (Palestine) and his interventions in the political process of nations, e.g., Pakistan, that are designed to meet his government’s goals.
And to top it off, he says, “free societies give citizens the rule of law, which exposes corruption and builds confidence in the future” while his presidency has abandoned the rule of law, e.g., permission to torture, signing statements to not abide by congressional legislation, denying habeas corpus to detainees, privacy of public office to the point that our government no longer exemplifies the spirit or letter of the Constitution.
By my count, there are 244 more days left before he can proceed to cut his brush!
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