Going Out with a Bang
I have been quite remiss in keeping up with current events and then posting my musings here, but feel assured that all is not lost.
I just finished reading an article in the Economist about George Bush and for the first time since 2003 I got a chill of fear running deeply through my veins. As most people are aware former Chaney Cheif of Staff Scooter Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice and sentenced to 30 months in jail. President Bush has recently pardoned him, eliminating the jail time. All in all, I don't really care so much about that. I don't particularly like, but that isn't what strikes fear into my liberal heart.
What scares me is what the decision reinforces about views on the Pres. (Paraphrased from the Justice is Not Blind article in the July 5th issue of the Economist.) First is his cronyism and tendency to make decisions in the best interest of his friendships as opposed to his position as leader of the free world. There are several examples of this, not the least of which was the time he tried to appoint his lawyer, Harriett Miers, to the Supreme Court. Second is his dependency on Dick Cheney, or worse Cheney's apparent hold over the decision making processes of the President. Either way, its clear that the two of them have a very frightening Pres/VP relationship.
Finally, it is the general perception that Bush believes he and his friends are above the law. Interpreting bills as he sees fit, wire tapping without authorization, torture at secret CIA prisons, etc. These three things are not news when it comes to Bush, but together, and in combination with the fact that he is not running for re-election is a scary prospect. What if he thinks he's got nothing left to lose?
The only thing more dangerous in my mind that George Bush with no limits, is George Bush with no reservations. Is it possible that this is just the beginning of the final and worst years of the Bush Presidency? I'll quote the article that so chilled my blood: "What else, one wonders, might so isolated a President do before he goes?"
I just finished reading an article in the Economist about George Bush and for the first time since 2003 I got a chill of fear running deeply through my veins. As most people are aware former Chaney Cheif of Staff Scooter Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice and sentenced to 30 months in jail. President Bush has recently pardoned him, eliminating the jail time. All in all, I don't really care so much about that. I don't particularly like, but that isn't what strikes fear into my liberal heart.
What scares me is what the decision reinforces about views on the Pres. (Paraphrased from the Justice is Not Blind article in the July 5th issue of the Economist.) First is his cronyism and tendency to make decisions in the best interest of his friendships as opposed to his position as leader of the free world. There are several examples of this, not the least of which was the time he tried to appoint his lawyer, Harriett Miers, to the Supreme Court. Second is his dependency on Dick Cheney, or worse Cheney's apparent hold over the decision making processes of the President. Either way, its clear that the two of them have a very frightening Pres/VP relationship.
Finally, it is the general perception that Bush believes he and his friends are above the law. Interpreting bills as he sees fit, wire tapping without authorization, torture at secret CIA prisons, etc. These three things are not news when it comes to Bush, but together, and in combination with the fact that he is not running for re-election is a scary prospect. What if he thinks he's got nothing left to lose?
The only thing more dangerous in my mind that George Bush with no limits, is George Bush with no reservations. Is it possible that this is just the beginning of the final and worst years of the Bush Presidency? I'll quote the article that so chilled my blood: "What else, one wonders, might so isolated a President do before he goes?"
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