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HA! Was that supposed to be a joke? G W Bush on national TV saying, "trust me." Anyone else catch that? I can't even tell you which speech that little gem popped up on. It was a couple weeks back. Was it about the bill for war funds and the withdrawing deadline? I'm not sure. About subpoenaing the White House staff over the firing of Attorneys? Gosh, I don't know. I heard him say it.
I also heard him say we should be patient on the troop surge. HE is telling the rest of us to be patient? My memory isn't 100%, but I do remember the U.N., nations around the world, and Americans asking for HIS patience toward the weapons inspectors inside Iraq. But like the obnoxious schoolyard bully that he is, he ignored cooler heads and invaded Iraq anyway. Now he wants our patience? I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm out of patience where Bush and Iraq are concerned.
Lets talk about trust. I'm thinking about the last six years, trying really hard to come up with the smallest act this man has performed to inspire ANY trust in him. I can't think of one thing. Not one. Right from the start of the elections, both of them, there were questions of tampering and voter fraud. I wouldn't suggest that G W had anything to do with it except that one of the states in question had his brother as governor. That doesn't look good. Then there was the false evidence of Iraq's weapons. The billions of cash give aways in Iraq without any accounting. Our troops not having the equipment they needed to keep themselves safe and do the job. Hundreds of stupid slogans like "Shock and Awe," or, "Stay the course". The Katrina disaster (post hurricane). Outing CIA agents. The dismantling of the Constitution with the Patriot Act. "I'm going to try to follow the recommendations of the Iraq study group." Insert your favorite scandal du jour right up until the present Attorney controversy. Bad, corrupt, nothing good, anywhere.
The only remotely nice thing I can think of to say about the guy is that he's had a long marriage. I can't even mention his being religious because I think he uses it at his convenience and doesn't get the big picture where religion is concerned.
So trust him? Let's just say if I was hanging over a cliff and he yelled down, "I'll save you. Trust me." I'd say a quick prayer and let go because he would probably just offer his slick Vaseline coated hand for me to grab. How's that for trust?
The man is a habitual liar and a bully. He has ruled this country like he is a king. And I strongly suspect his average grades at Yale were due to his poor grasp of U. S. Government 101. Government for the people by the people? I'd imagine Dubya thinks there isn't anyone that matters outside of friends and family. Checks and balances? He'd probably say, "Laura does the banking."
Welcome to the new millennium. Corporate CEO's now get paid hundreds of millions even if their companies go under and Presidents can screw up the world without consequence.
Looking for trust and patience here? I'm out. Move along.
Head spinning yet? Try this one. The Parade Magazine in the Sunday paper had a small story on how our telephone companies will probably get sued for giving up customer phone records too easily when the government asked.
Hmmmm. Thanks to the Patriot Act, the government no longer needs a warrant to listen in to your phone conversations. So the government (FBI, the one that admits it abused its power from the Patriot Act) knocks on Ma Bell's door and says, "hand over the info, the new law says you have to." They have guns, badges, and confident authority. What would you do? Me? I'd be handing them over the info. I'm not a lawyer.
Why is the onus on the telephone companies? Are we all supposed to become lawyers so we know which laws can be followed and which laws should be resisted? What is the point in having laws if no one follows them? Shouldn't the responsibility for abusing a law, fall on the abuser and not the victim?
I just don't get this. It's like going back to the moronic idea that some women got raped because of what they were wearing. Does anyone else think this is wrong?
Have you stopped by The Capt.'s site of late, he's been hitting these
subjects pretty hard.
I'm embarrassed to say I haven't hit anyone's sites in the last few days.
Ok more like last week some time. I started going through my links at the
left when this afternoon's lightening storm knocked me off the web (I was
just about to comment to Sophmoms really thought provoking post on Roman
and Roman Catholic history). JWL had a good one today too. We all seem to
be frustrated with the slow pace of change that our slim majority are
trying to bring about.
I do have to get over to Sophmom's site, as a recovering Roman Catholic,
it's got my interest.
I'm deliberately politically clueless, but what you said about CONSEQUENCES
really struck a nerve. I agree! I see less and less personal
reponsibility, fewer natural consequences and lots more blame in everyday
life. Kids and parents are a great example - but it extends all the way up
to government. Kid forgets homework, parent (who probably did the
homework) drives it up to school to hand it in for them. I got into this a
little bit at a dinner with the thong mommies (why was I with them? we
were hosting an event together, plus I carpool with some of them and I'm a
ho when it comes to carpools. I'll sell my soul to get out of driving some
kid somewhere). This was with regard to the banning of peanut butter at
the elementary school. NOW LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I DON'T WANT ANY
CHILD TO DIE OF ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK. However, I think it's dangerous to
make the assumption that some other parent will be responsible for your
child's allergy. I know I wouldn't trust 500 kids to not bring in peanut
butter. It just seems ass backwards - wasn't this country founded on
"majority rules?" Yet more and more, the voice of the majority is taking a
back seat - the ongoing mess in Iraq is another example. I go back to what
Colin Powell said many moons ago: "If you break it, you bought it." And
we broke it and now it's ours. I haven't had much coffee yet so I hope I'm
making sense.
Perfect sense Madam. We've forgotten as parents A.) how to be parents,
not buddies; and B.) how to teach our children responsibility and
consequences. After 20 plus years of hearing parents say, "not my little
angel," we are now reaping the rewards of our poor parenting skills.
Cheating on tests=equals voter fraud and the perpetrators don't see
anything wrong with doing it that way.
Cattie, the wife & I have been in the same mood. My wife's even been
walking with a friend of hers, during the day, as she's still recuperating
from her arm surgery.
Catty, we both feel a sense of urgency here. As much as I like to have a
well rounded blog, dealing with a variety of issues, one of the most
important issues right now is our country. We've reached a cross roads.
Now that people are waking up, we have to continue the energy for them to
believe we can do better.
You spoke many of my thoughts. I, too, am SO frustrated and don't really
know where to turn to get things done. I've written to my congressman and
to my senator. I feel like screaming and Bush just keeps getting away with
it all. It's demoralizing to say the least.