http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/11001.htmlI think we’ve had a very great week this week’
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We’ve reached an entertaining point in Bush’s presidency — normal weeks are now newsworthy.
For a lame duck, President Bush looked remarkably spry last week, announcing a series of policy initiatives that caught many in Washington off guard. (…)
On Tuesday, Bush announced new sanctions against Sudan and a nominee for World Bank president who was quickly embraced by both parties and allies around the world.
On Wednesday, the president announced a summit with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and an initiative that he said would double spending on AIDS prevention in Africa.
And on Thursday, Bush announced a new effort against global warming, saying he would lead a push to get the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases to commit to cutting back.
Even if we put aside the merit of these various proposals and nominations, in most presidencies, this would generally be characterized as a normal week. The White House talked up a few policy initiatives, engaged in a little foreign affairs, and offered a World Bank nominee. Seeing this, DC is suddenly caught “off guard.”
The president now appears “remarkably spry.” Why? Because the Bush gang managed to go a few days without a colossal screw-up or major new scandal.“I think we’ve had a very great week this week in announcing initiatives that the president has been building on over his time here at the White House,” spokesperson Dana Perino said Friday.
Talk about your soft bigotry of low expectations, Bush and his team now congratulate themselves for Basic Governing 101. It’s kind of sad, really.
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