October 17, 2006
Guess Who?
As even the oligarchic Wall Street Journal reports that the President's approval ratings are dropping, Bush has embraced a new buzz word for what is happening around him -- "unacceptable". Catchy, in an imperial sort of way.
Using such a categorical term is not that surprising after a policy setback, according to Steven Kull, a political psychologist who directs the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes. Some people deal with failures, Kull said, "by intensifying an authoritarian posture and insisting that their preferences are equivalent to a moral imperative."
No doubt Bush is finding some of his old suck buddies unacceptable too, and the feelings are mutual. He's reportedly ripped at Andrew Card for telling the truth to that lousey turncoat, Bob Woodward, and he's, undoubtedly, equally displeased by David Kuo, God bless him.
Bush's own dear dad, who must have thought he was through bailing his son out of fratty addict jams, keeping him gainfully employed, deleting National Guard records, etc, is showing some signs of discomfort again, while he watches his black sheep bully of a son destroy the world.
Moisés NaÃm, the editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine, said there is a relationship between "how strident and extreme" the language of many leaders is and how limited their options are. For Bush, NaÃm said, "this comes at a time when the world is convinced he is weaker than ever."
Frankly, all of us here at Dakota find fascism quite unacceptable. I guess that makes us liberal.
Photo note: Our own Tex Mex version of the picture of Dorian Gray, in honor of Bush's phoney persona and support for immigration. Take note of the black hat, and the gleam of gold in them thar eyes. It may mean something.