ash still marvels that this speech occurred before Bush’s reelection to the presidency, which may or may not have been legitimate. In either case, it was close enough to accommodate declaring himself the winner, as he did the first time around. Maybe a significant number of voters really don’t want their candidate to be smarter than they are. If so, it shows:
New York writer Fran Liebowitz opined shortly after 9/11 that President Bush would be prudent never to say anything not written for him, nor ever to stray from the script.
At a recent press conference, Bush said, ”Yeah. A tribal sovereignty means that. It’s sovereign…Is… is… you’re a… you’re a… uh… you’ve been given sovereignty and you’re viewed as a sovereign entity…Okay…and therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between… sss… sovereign entities.”
Many have criticized, if not excoriated, Bush critics for “Bush-bashing,” taking cheap shots, even being unpatriotic and unAmerican by citing the many follies of this hapless person. If the above illustration qualifies, keep in mind it is a direct quote, not a parody of the man but the man portraying himself.
I don’t know about Bush – maybe he was taking time off to fundraise for Dad – but when I was in grade school I learned never to define a word using the word itself. (In a religious context, think of it as a grammatical commandment.) Which doesn’t even address the fact that Bush was asked to speculate on the implications of a sovereign nation after he defined it, neither of which he did.
Through his own words –if not his policies, which aren’t his anyway but the fantastical notions of the power behind the throne – the intellect-challenged Bush has demonstrated his unfitness for public office. In my estimation, the man has no particular rationale to be in charge of anything.
And if, by saying what I’ve just said, I’ve given aid and comfort to would-be terrorists, other enemies, and France, it can’t be greater than Bush’s contribution every time he speaks.