Here We Go Again

"Muser Anonymous" started in March 2006 with a comparison of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and the issue of impeachment, spilled sperm, and killed soldiers. (See so-what-i-dont-understand) At the time, I voiced surprise at how oblivious Bush seems to be, what a lucky bastard he is, and how screwed are the American people.

And then 'Scooter' Libby happened, and it became apparent that (a) Bush is WAY stupider than I gave him credit for; (b) not ALL the American people are screwed, 'cause those working in his particular corner of the Republican kingdom are doing just fine; and (c) if Bush and Cheney do not resign now, the United States can no longer truthfully be considered a democracy being goverened by the people, for the people. Because the people found Scooter guilty, the justice system set a fair and appropriate punishment, and the President has no right over-ruling the justice system. Especially not before the appeals process has even been fully utilized.

http://www.rosie.com/blog/2007/07/05/amen-keith/

As Keith so aptly states, Bush's commuting of Scooter's sentence indicates a willingness to subvert the constitution for his own personal gain. People now must wonder if it was Bush, rather than/with Cheney, who told the aide to do whatever was necessary to discredit a dissenting ambassador, even if it risked the life of a brave undercover agent and her contacts. Since 9/11 we have seen Bush sow the seeds and fan the flames of fear, realizing his dream of being a two-term president at the cost of the lives of soldiers and civilians on both sides of the war in Iraq, at the cost of peace of mind and a sense of safety on our own home soil both in the States and in Canada, and at the cost of lives and property lost during Hurricane Katrina. Bush is working for himself, not his country. Keith compares Bush's most recent activities with those of former president Richard Nixon... and Nixon is looking pretty good. He at least did not have history to learn from; Bush does. Both men obstructed justice for their own personal gain. Both men hoped the American people would follow them blindly and not ask to see who was controlling what behind the curtain. Nixon had the sense, and patriotism, to step down as president rather than drag the country through the time, cost, and energy of an impeachment. It is such a shame for the American people that Bush and Cheney appear to lack that sense of responsibility, of patriotism, of duty to the American people they swore to serve.

And just days after the United States commemorates it's fight for independence, it is especially ironic to realize that the US has become a monarchy, ruled by a madman controlling a fool. Which is which, doesn't seem all that important any more.