Bubble Boy President Strikes Again
Being George Bush means never having to say you’re sorry. He has structured his presidency around a philosophy of protecting his fat cat cronies at all cost. But Americans have gotten tired of footing the bill for these careless screw ups.
Even in the waning moments of his disastrous tenure in Washington, Bush has the audacity to lecture us about sound financial practices while failing to take one ounce of responsibility for the cascading bank failures currently plaguing our economy. The next president needs to clean house at every federal agency in the country.
Crash Happens
Mr. Bush would have us believe that our economy arrived on the brink of collapse through some sort of cosmic misalignment. He’ll never admit that lax enforcement of SEC regulations by his administration contributed mightily to Wall Street’s reckless behavior. That would call into question his fundamental certitude that all regulations are inherently evil.
Our president continues to foolishly believe in his own abilities despite overwhelming evidence of his failures all around. His confidence before candor approach leads him to see the world as he wants it to be, rather than as it really is. If what he now says is true, that Wall Street needs a $700 billion bailout to avoid a financial meltdown, then his repeated assurances about the fundamental soundness of our economy were false. Does Mr. Bush believe that Americans can’t figure this out on our own?
Sycophants in Charge Under Bush
Strong leaders surround themselves with subordinates willing to challenge them intellectually, especially on critically important matters. Under President Bush, silent incompetence doesn’t matter, as long as you pledge absolute fealty to GW.
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