So now George Bush seems to finally believe that the US should be involved in brokering peace beween Israel and the Palestinians. Five years ago he refused to consider talking directly to the pricncipals in that conflict, just as he refused to talk to North Korea or Iran. Now he’s back from hopping around the middle east, hoping to improve his legacy, or create one that transcends simply being our worst and stupidest President ever. As Bill Maher put it, for five years lives were lost, while Bush was getting on the job training.
But is this new attitude really a result of Bush having actually learned something or is it comparable to a deathbed repentence in which he will try to repudiate the sins which has caused his approval ratings to crash? “Too little, too late” doesn’t begin to characterize his ingenuous posturing.
Likewise, he announced his intention for an economic stimulus package. This is an issue that has bi-partisan support, and any viable package will be crafted by legislators on both sides of the aisle. He ruined our economy with his stubborn ideologies and his ill-advised deployment of our military. Now, he wants to take credit for issuing the prescription needed to treat the malady created by his own incompetent policies.
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