Letters to the Editor
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Medicated?
George W. Bush: Proof that with the right medications everything will always seem just peachy.
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So arrogant
I guess it's easy to sleep at night when you have no conscience. Of all the bad things he's done, this might be the worst. He's not publicly stating any change in Iraq strictly for his own political reasons. Troops and civilians are being killed in Iraq, simply because he doesn't want to issue something controversial before Christmas and/or have the ISG report fresh in people's mind when he outright rejects it.
People are killed by his bad policies, and now people are going to be killed because of his own arrogant play to do what he thinks is politically best for himself and no one else. I'm so glad that the American people finally seem to understand what a horrible person George W. Bush is. I wasn't rooting for the Democrats to just shut down funding for the war before; I am now.
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The Only Way Out
Will be to impeach this monster and turn him and all his Neocon buddies over to the Hague for prosecution for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The next president, perhaps a replay of Clinton/Gore, should send a delagation headed by Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter to particpate in UN peace talks and negotiate with the Middle East. I pray all Americans will now remember why we kept Republicans out of power for 60 years and will make it 60 times 60 the next time around.
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sleeping well
Johnson will be forever villified for Viet Nam. One of the most enduring images on President Johnson is the photo of him in his robe and pajamas in the middle of the night reviewing events taking place in the war. That war will rightfully dictate how history remembers him, but at least he was emotionally involved and had some sort of consience about it.
This fool sets the world on fire, and sleeps just fine. I shudder to think how history will remember him.
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The Victory Illusion/Delusion
Most Americans have not followed Iraq in detail, as we have. Many still conceive Iraq in fuzzy, theoretical ways. And they would rather win than pull back. (Who would not prefer victory, in theory?)
If W. Bush, McCain et al. present victory as a valid option, I am afraid fifty-one percent of us will vote for them. These leaders are at best delusional, at worst criminally cynical. But I fear they still have power over American voters' minds and hearts.
It is two years until the next vote, though. Maybe we can rely on Congress to take a rational course. I hope so.
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Pure politics
All this talk of "doubling down," of increasing our military presence in Iraq, is just a political ploy, in my opinion. Its proponents know they won't be allowed to go forward, thus don't risk having another huge dose of egg on their faces when more force does NOT produce victory. What WILL happen, though, is that when the new Democratic congress chokes off funding for the war, they'll be able to say, "We had a plan for victory but they wouldn't let us put it into action! See? We were right all along!"
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Kucinich is in and he is CORRECT
Since Feingold has dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination, there is only one candidate who speaks for me and that's Dennis Kucinich. He was correct on all the issues last time around and he's correct now. It's too bad Dennis is so short and (um) untelegenic. He's probably not electable..but if enough of us support him right now, others might catch on that WE LIKE HIS MESSAGE.
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Something coherent?
From George W Bush? Impossible. He cannot even speak coherently with his words written down for him in front his stupid looking face! Dont wait for a solution to Eyerak and be prepared for the next surprise, Eyeran maybe? He seems to be still in his dreams. Impeachment cannot come soon enough to wake him up.
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Of course
He and the neocons never intended on giving up on "the mission"; they just decided that Rumsfeld handled it wrong -- didn't send enough troops -- so they dumped him.
Sure, they'll "move forward": same mission, different approach. They'll ramp it up, not down.
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Sleep well, Ebineezer Bush
I'm sure you'll sleep well, at least until the Ghosts of Civil Wars Past, Present, and Future begin showing up. I'd suggest staying away from the Lincoln Bedroom for a while.
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Sound sleep is common behavior of many sociopaths
Any attempt to explain Bush's bizarre behavior by comparing his observable symptoms will be met with derision from his adoring supporters. They scream about "arm chair" psychologists who are too ready to take a cheap shot at their beloved commander.
None the less, Bush's behavior so matches the indications of Antisocial Personality Disorder (Sociopathy)in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association that even the most staunch Bush supporter has to go to extreme lengths to defend their boy king.
But anyway, here goes:
From childhood, George Walker Bush exhibited personality disorder symptoms. He was not anywhere near being a normal child and indeed, he began his formative years in a very competitive, dysfunctional household. A cursory look at his mother's authoritarian behavior may help explain some of the trauma visited upon little George.
Alcoholism and drug abuse punctuated George W. Bush's career as he careened from one failure after another in his personal and professional life up until the time he had his conversion experience to fundamentalist Christianity, which indeed, is just another form of addiction and denial to replace his other irresponsible cravings.
Unfortunately, and as any responsible doctor will tell you, alcohol and cocaine permanently destroy vital nerve pathways in the brain. In layman's terms, it's called "Dry Drunk Syndrome."
Bush is a dry drunk. (At least, let's hope he's still dry).
Many dry drunks involuntarily succumb to psychic numbing. This numbing of emotions is a hallmark of sociopathy. Bush exhibits so many characteristics of anti-social behavior he is a walking catalog of symptoms:
He has trouble believing that laws apply to him. He feels no obligation to submit to any authority other than his "God." He has no remorse or sense of shame. He is impulsive and reckless. He feels the ends justify the means and is irritated by anyone who tries to provide advice, or a balanced point of view. He dismisses planning and forecasting as a waste of time and makes impulsive decisions. And finally, he throws temper tantrums, usually in private, that shock the people around him.
Yes, George W. Bush sleeps like a child. His mind is free of any guilt for the harm he has caused, he is numb to the suffering of others. If anything would keep George W. Bush awake at night, it would be frustration and anger at those around him who won't let him have his way.
I used to think that Richard Nixon was the most demented and dangerous president we've ever had. I would take a dozen Nixons now over what we have in the White House. I'd much prefer to have a criminal at the helm, than a lunatic.