Bush Speaks - The World Yawns

So why no blog about Bush’s speech? That’s an easy one. What he said was not news or any surprise. The only scintilla of truth in his talking points was saying in the most passive voice imaginable, "Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility lies with me…."

And then there is the media being complicit in Bush’s lies by calling this a surge, it’s an escalation not a surge and everyone knows it. To use the deceptive terminology of the Administration the media is jumping on the propaganda bandwagon. Remember that next time someone feeds you that line of bullshit about "liberal media bias."

Lastly the Democratic response, while better than Bush’s speech is impotent. Bush has declared he will do whatever he wants regardless of Congress or the American public opinion. It is that kind of unilateral deciding that makes this "decider" a dangerous and reckless despot. I know I throw those words around here a lot and nobody would think I have any love for our President. True, but the words fit and the media is afraid to use them. Bush is behaving like a dictator. He makes pronouncements and signing statements that run contrary to constitutional process and that puts him outside the law. He would be prosecuted as a war criminal were he president of any other country.

Most importantly, Bush is talking like he plans to make war with Iran next. If he goes on unchecked, he will ignite a fire in the Middle East that will burn for centuries. Bush has some sort of warped crusader complex and if you add that to his recent dictatorial behavior and it spells trouble. Recently several commentators have compared him to Hitler. I think it may be an apt comparison. Though he has yet to start a "final solution" for his scapegoats, I am keeping a close watch. The day he decides that all Arab Americans need to be protected in special relocation camps is the day it will be too late.