Bush has a philosophy?

Bush is going to veto a bill (or maybe already has) that would have expanded medical care for children. He says he will (or has) on "philosophical grounds." What he means is he doesn't want to encourage people to depend on the government for health care because that would take away from the "private sector." In other words, if you're too poor to afford insurance for your children that's just tough (he didn't mention the horror of socialized medicine for some reason - he may have it confused with some kind of venereal disease). In any case, over the years it has become clear to me that he does have a kind of philosophy: "Be rich, sleep and vacation a lot, and screw 'em all" (it's part of being a "compassionate conservative").

I find it harder and harder to write a blog these days. I am weary of saying the same things over and over again. We have reached the point where nothing is news any longer. Gonzales lied to Congress - yeah, so what? Congressman so-and-so was caught soliciting sex in a public toilet - yeah, so what? Cheney is urging Bush to attack Iran - yeah, so what? Condi Rice is going to the Middle East - yeah, so what? Edwards got a $400 haircut - yeah, so what? Romney spent hundreds on make-up - yeah, so what? Bush is a liar - yeah, so what? Dick the Slimy is a disgusting creep - yeah, so what? Buish/Cheney say we should stay the course - yeah, so what? There are clear grounds for impeachment - yeah, so what? What is it they can do they haven't already done many times over? It seems to me a more interesting question at this point is, if these are the things we have heard about, what about the multitude of worse things they might have done we haven't heard about (secrecy, you know - they have to have it).

Roviating Hillary. Hillary apparently had the temerity to ask what the plan was (if any) for withdrawing from Iraq. Now she stands accused of promoting enemy propaganda and undermining our troops, the administration, common decency, international morality, mother and apple pie, and who knows what all else. A perfect attempt at roviation that, I believe, is going to seriously backfire. Hillary, as a Senator, indeed, even as an American citizen, has every right to question the administration about any plan to withdraw. This is especially true at the moment as the administration itself is considering plans to do just that. So there is absolutely no excuse for their intemperate and unjust attack other than to try to slime and smear her in the classic Rove manner. Of course the fact that she is the leading Democratic candidate for President has nothing to do with it. The Bush/Cheney/Rove administration is the slimiest, sickest, most dishonest and disgusting bunch of bastards in the history of the U.S.

LKBIQ:

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