Wednesday, February 01, 2006

"Nobody loves me but my mother, & she could be jiving, too."

So what did we learn? That George W. Bush is a compassionate conservative again like he was in 2000? That instead of ramming policy & appointments up our collective butts he'll now ask us to open up & say "ah" as he spoons them in? That his concerns about energy consumption are not four years & at least 36 billion dollars (Exxon's 2005 profits) late? Health care? ("Our government has a responsibility to help provide health care for the poor and the elderly, and we are meeting that responsibility.") Iraq? ("On Sept. 11, 2001, we found that problems originating in a failed and oppressive state 7,000 miles away could bring murder and destruction to our country." Uh, which state is that?) Tax cuts for mansion dwellers? New Orleans? ("In New Orleans and in other places, many of our fellow citizens have felt excluded from the promise of our country." Hey cowboy, their HOMES ARE GONE!) Global warming? Education? ("Tonight I announce the American Competitiveness Initiative...." Multiple choice plus essay.)

Do you see any changes in his staff or advisors that might reflect or bring about a shift? Yes, it's comforting to imagine Coretta Scott King now in heaven with Martin. One less moral voice in the world Bush has to ignore. This man has been up to no good since before he took office. He intends to dismantle, render ineffective, or sell off every part of the government he can get his hands on - even the military, if you've noticed how combat support is done nowadays. (Well, his Security Apparatus will do fine.) He is, like Sheik Auda abu Tayi proclaimed in Lawrence of Arabia, a River to His People. His people! Should we think he's changed in the 24 hours between Tuesday & Wednesday mornings? Don't be daft. His side needs only to mesmerize the Opposition into "cooperation" & then win one more presidential election to make all this permanent. & they're gonna do it by any means necessary.

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