This is an aside to my normal posts regarding the greening of us all, but sustainability is an issue here too – the sustainability of the United States government. Unless you’ve been living in a hole you’ve heard that Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s 30-month sentence was recently commuted down to the IQ of our president. This, and other extremely egregious violations of trust, law and human decency by the Bush Administration, are the topics of two very good articles.
First is the brilliantly titled, “How Dick Cheney Broke My Mind,” by William Rivers Pitt. How this man produces so much quality work each week befuddles me. The article discusses Pitt’s very emotional reaction to Cheney’s behavior, and ends with this: ” I actually owe Cheney a bit of gratitude. I was worried that his actions, and the actions of his crew, had abused the fabric of my capacity for surprise beyond the limit, had worn down one of the better human emotions by just being Cheney. I was wrong. He proved I am still capable of awe.”
Second is Frank Rich’s piece, “When the Vice President Does It, That Means It’s Not Illegal“. A more fact-rich article than Pitt’s, Rich’s piece details the trail of stupidity evidencing Bush and Cheney’s disregard for the Constitution.
Together, these two piece provide the reason and the reaction to the unacceptable actions of a rogue administration. Bush and his trolls have hijacked the executive branch, of which Cheney may or may not be a part, and run amok. I’ve said this to both liberals and conservatives many a time, but the judgment of Bush isn’t about politics anymore, but rather his character. Left or right, blue or red, the American people should agree on one thing – the man leading this country is a despicable human being.
I don’t understand how these silhouettes of decent people fool hardworking Americans. Reasonable people can be either pro-choice or pro-life but reasonable people can not support someone who lies, cheats and steals, no matter their political affiliation. Every Republican would be smart to distance himself from this man, who somehow managed to get up off the operating table half way through a lobotomy and assume the presidency of the United States.
When they wrapped Bush in the robes of right wing christianity–the deal with the devil was struck. The neocons declared him a holy man—and now they are suffering the consequences of their own delusions. Karl Rove thought he had put together a Republican Party that would dominate for the next 50 years, and in 7 they have made a disfunctional Democratic Party a powerful politcal machine again.
Good article – one problem. The link to the Pitt piece goes to the Rich one.
Fixed it!