Is we have a REAL democracy?
Glenn Greenwald provides the detail of the presidential power grab, the most of any administration since Lincoln (who acted when the union itself was dissolving, and had to take emergency measures to slow that).
What I’m least sure of is whether it’s a concerted strategy with a master plan behind it. Or is Bush’s claim to omnipotence merely the snobby dismissal of convention because, as a privileged kid, he always did what he wanted and left it to Daddy to bail him out from every law violation? I can’t tell.
Is he capable of having a philosophy, of framing complicated arguments toward that? Or has he always acted without recognizing he, like everyone else, must be bound by rules? Is his philosophy merely “I wanna” ?
If that’s the case, it’s a lesson for all parents to heed. If you always kowtow to your impertinent brat, you are a rotten, stinky, lousy, sloppy, ugly parent. If that’s true, Bush has put Barbara and George the First in their proper light: they’ve created a son who emulates sociopathic behaviors. They are miserable failures, deserving our scorn and repudiation.
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are near. George has given his parents the appropriate gift: portraits of them as complete losers as human beings.
I hope they appreciate the gift. It appears like they’ve earned it.
