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43 Minutes of Sheer Wisdom

That is how Bush characterized his own nomination speech hours before delivering it to the nation. Ughh. More like 43 minutes of excuses for poor performance and appeals to overlook all his failures and hope that he can measure up in the future. Even as his own Secretary of State is admitting the Administration's grand failures (as if it weren't obvious), Bush speaks of spreading Democracy and justice across the Middle East. Even in the face of rising poverty, the worst job creation record since Hoover, and falling median wages, Bush is claiming victory for his economic program, i.e. tax cuts, and demanding we go further with that failed experiment. Like the spoiled ne'er-do-well he is, he boldly asked the nation to judge his first term, not on what he did, but what he says he intended, and what he says he hopes for in the future.

The short commercial that the The Daily Show created for Bush, "Because he says so" perfectly sums up Bush's assertion over substance approach to governance. When you combine this sheer contempt for Americans' intelligence with the personal animosity displayed by Cheney and, especially, Zell Miller, we may be seeing the begining of Bush's final, and long-overdue political melt-down. In the end, the only wisdom conveyed by Bush last night is that of not electing him, or anyone associated with his Administration, to a position of leadership in America ever again.

posted by Michael Bryan @ 9/03/2004 11:19:00 AM