" So there he stood last night, pleading for a reduced sentence by history."

[babylonsister]

A pathetic recap from Bush and more of the same
P.M. Carpenter

THE FIFTH COLUMNIST by P.M. Carpenter


So there he stood last night, pleading for a reduced sentence by history.

"There are things I would do differently if given the chance," said the outgoing president amid his 13 minutes of pursued mitigation. "Yet I have always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right."

What irony. Because that, in so many other words, is what his erstwhile archnemesis, Saddam Hussein, declared repeatedly and, finally, with succinct poignancy just before they sprang the trap door. It is truly the last, most desperate, and by far the most overused plea from unrepentant scoundrels.

And here, in George Bush's own words and without so much as a dram of reassessment or reflection reconsidered, is what did him in -- not to mention thousands of innocents: "I have often spoken to you about good and evil. This has made some uncomfortable. But good and evil are present in this world, and between the two there can be no compromise."

Yet regarding the latter that's never been the case and never will be the case. Unfriendly and competing nations routinely cast the other as "evil," especially for domestic consumption, and then compromise with the other's existence till the cows come home.

The alternative is perpetual, global war; an alternative that has lain the necessary foundation for diplomacy since heads have been crowned, societies organized and armies mobilized.

How George W. Bush managed to miss this essential truth is beyond comprehension. That he indeed missed it is of course explained by his ideological intoxication, but that still fails to explain how such a spectacularly manifest truth and the fundamental lessons of history so steadfastly escaped his bubbled little world.

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http://buzzflash.com/articles/carpenter/287

[saltpoint]

1. babylonsister, you've culled the key quote from this and put it

up for us. It's powerful and it puts little Dubya in a cage of his own making.

Recommended strongly.

[babylonsister]

2. And that's exactly what the little man was trying to do. Too bad

so many people saw through the charade.

Good morning, OC! Finally, 'the' Tuesday is right around the corner. It will be a beautiful new day!

[saltpoint]

3. Yes ma'am, you said it. This is the last weekend "the little man" gets to

play fake cowboy.

How terrific that an actual adult will be our next president!


:hi:

[pipi_k]

4. Sad that it wasn't nearly enough

who saw through the charade, and not soon enough, either.

Sometimes I wonder if the people who didn't see through the charade till the very end would, if given the chance to go back in time, do something different.

Would they still have voted for him, knowing what they know now?


I know "what ifs" don't accomplish much, but I do hope that the people who finally did catch on remember the lesson for the future...

[Usrename]

5. Except for claiming to be 'born again'...

... there is no difference between George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein.

[KitSileya]

6. I like how she compares him to Saddam Hussein.

Because I cannot see how anyone who believes in the death penalty can argue that Bush deserves any less harsh punishment than Hussein. There. I've said it.


Fortunately for Bush, I don't believe in the death penalty, or I should have dedicated my life to seeing him hang as well. He thoroughly deserve it.

[Martin Eden]

7. There was more than ideological blinders behind GW's blunders

There was willful disregard for discernable facts (i.e. the truth) and a petulant rejection of anyone who wouldn't climb aboard the neocon bandwagon.

We must avoid characterizing Bush as a well-intentioned Christian in over his head, because this bestows upon him a level of innocence he does not deserve. There is a crucial distinction bewteen making "mistakes" and committing crimes that were premeditated and carried out with the informatioinal resources that put the LIE to the many statements that have proven utterly false and were demonstrably so at the time they were made.

For a number of motivations that have nothing to do with a manichaean battle between good and evil, this administration comprised of oilmen and imperialists exploited the national tragedy of 9-11 and willfully deceived a distraught citizenry in their quest for wealth and power. Iraq was the first step in an ambitious neocon Project that is resulting in a New American Century far different than the one they tried to shove down the world's throat.

The damage inflicted by this president and his cabal is too grave for indulging our natural tendencies to forgive and forget. NOT THIS TIME. Efforts are being made to rewrite history and consign to the memory hole all that we have seen exposed these last 8 years.

We've gone through too much hell to let this history ever repeat itself. It is up to each of us to SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT every time it is twisted by this president, his enablers, and the punditocracy.

The presidency of George W Bush will soon be over, but the battle goes on.

[newtothegame]

8. I didn't hear any pleading...I don't think he could give two shits what we or history says about him

[babylonsister]

9. I think he cares very much, thus all the appearances for his

'legacy' tour.