Unfit For Office
by poputonian
This post was actually written a week or so before Bush’s detached, out-of-body, all-in, war-escalation speech:
Although the thought has crossed my mind many times in the past, I have to admit that my concern for the psychological stability (or lack thereof) of George Dubya has increased tenfold since his joint appearance with Tony Blair a few weeks ago. In the wake of the release of the ISG Report the day before, Bush’s statements and mannerisms during that press conference revealed a level of disconnect and desperation that I had to wonder if the men with the big nets and white coats might be lurking in the White House somewhere.
Bush’s statements were not anything that we hadn’t heard in the past, but when taken in the context of the present situation he and his administration find themselves in, those statements took on a darker connotation. We were watching a man whose main concern was that his world was falling apart while failing to comprehend that the real world was also crumbling due to his ineptitude. But after a few minutes into the question and answer session, a troubling thought occurred to me; what if Bush’s infamous bubble is really beginning to break?
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There are those who would take great pleasure in witnessing a Bush Breakdown. He is the most unsympathetic character to ever hold the office he now occupies and many wish to observe him actually recognizing some sense of reality, of the blood that stains his legacy because of his personal need for vengeance and the destruction resulting of his ignorance of the world around him. The breaking of Bush’s bubble, however satisfying, could be a double-edged sword.Unlike Hitler in his last days, who had no armies or recourse, Bush has more than a few options should he suffer any form of breakdown – should he become aware that he has no escape from those whom he has infuriated – and none of them are in anyone’s best interest, including his. But something makes me think that consequences mean little to Bush.
Isn’t it clear that it’s comeuppance-time for the boy-president, and that the nation is at grave risk while Bush has his meltdown?
I think so. He gambled his presidency on Iraq, he was wrong. There is no reconciliation between his ideological vision and truth, which makes him ever more dangerous.
Now there is only one thing to do, and, as this letter from a Vermont citizen indicates, the people support it.
January 13, 2007
This is copy of a letter sent to Rep. Peter Welch:
Checks and balances demand you act. The Constitution is being made invalid by this executive. You’re either for it or him. If you protect him and do not impeach, as he leaves office in ’09 you will have gone down before him in ’08, so I vow. So be a hero and a leader and break from the leadership by insisting on impeachment hearings. The state of Vermont will hail your adherence to the principle of the rule of law that no man is above justice, and our support will overcome any flack you will get from your party. You will never fear from public disapprobation, the only thing you need fear is if you do not act.
For the sake of the world, we need to get this thing on its way.
Like a snowball rolling.