Comments on: No, President Bush, it is not your government

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:11:52 +0000

To be fair, he thinks “the government” is one of his dogs on the ranch.

By: devilspharmacy

devilspharmacy — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:39:52 +0000

VH- I have to disagree with your “acting” critique. I think he is very good at utilizing a mixture of “Don Knotts” & “Gene Hackman”, to almost overshadow the repetitive imagery within his speeches and press conferences.

Only a true professional could have pulled off the stoic, yet sinewy, facial expressions, performed in that classroom, during the controlled demolition of the World Trade Center buildings.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:07:59 +0000

My contempt for america (or at least it’s public face) continues to increase. I wonder if a revelution would help? Perhaps they could go for a democracy next time.

By: VirusHead

VirusHead — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:20:12 +0000

Brokr – can you think of another President who used this “term of endearment”?

It is not his domain, it is our domain. He serves us.

And although he uses the code word of “stewardship” to appeal to the pseudo-religious right, his anti-environmental policies show that he has no sense of what the word means.

I can’t take credit for the analysis – as you see, it’s a quotation. I can only shake my head and agree with it. Yes, it’s a small thing, but when you pay attention to the President’s discourse, his own attitudes are fairly obvious. This is just one example.

By: raven

raven — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:13:14 +0000

His arrogance never ceases to amaze me.

By: brokr

brokr — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:03:37 +0000

My government could be a term of endearment. When winning the hearts and minds of others, there’s nothing like taking an abstraction “government” and making it personal “my government”. He appears to be taking stewardship over his domain rather than owning it as an emperor might. With many forms of interpretation, I think your personal bias is getting in the way of your otherwise extremely perceptive analysis.

By: VirusHead

VirusHead — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:52:48 +0000

Actually, I’m a little surprised that Daddy hasn’t taken on a more solid advisor role – from what I remember about him, I’m not sure he would be in agreement on many of Jr’s policies.

I think the Presidency is a grand illusion anyway. I only wish they had respected us enough to have given us a better actor.