The same old...same old

Interesting...I see where all of the right wing columnists are filling their columns with cries of "sour grapes!" as they vilify anyone who doesn't agree with their praise of Bush II. Would they have written such drivel 8 years ago? Of course not, they were RIGHT at the time. This time, the opposition is WRONG.

Once again I have to examine all of the reasons for my dislike of Bush and it’s something I do frequently, as I don’t want to be caught up in some unnecessary fury because I didn’t have my facts straight. But, some of the reasons for my dislike of the man are simply emotional and based on my perception of what kind of person he is. And the first reason for my disdain of the man is the fact that he is following in his father’s footsteps. Now if his father was a tool and die maker, a carpenter or a physician, I wouldn’t be quite as critical, although I dislike any hint of nepotism and I believe that everyone should make their own way in this world. But his father was a politician and so the only way he could advance in that career was through the influence peddling of his father. He had no skills, he was a failed businessman, despite the Saudi business connections with his father, and the office of governor in Texas is mainly ceremonial, as the lieutenant governor wields all of the political power in that state. The second reason for my dislike of the man is also an emotional one. Prior to the first of the Bush/Republican conventions, Bush and Cheney were discussing a newsman in derogatory (profane) terms and their comments were heard on an open microphone. He never apologized. What kind of man would do that? And the third reason, also emotional, is the fact that he allowed a photographer to shoot pictures of himself and his cabinet while they were supposedly in prayer. That alone tells me just what kind of person he is…and although these reasons of mine seem small and perhaps petty, his actions have since borne out all of my suppositions. "Perception is Reality"

As I said, some of the reasoning for my disdain for Bush is emotional and that is something not easily overcome. Example: I have always believed that those who worked, worked with their hands, had a special nobility that those who only observed or directed the work would never attain. That, of course, is hogwash. Those who work with their hands would much rather be watching the work and getting paid for it. That is our human and sinful nature and although we talk a lot about democracy and a classless society, we are still very much divided into classes and class envy (dare we call it “class hatred”?) exists.