Field of Deets

President Bush gave a speech last Thursday. I became angry and frustrated while reading it and here's why:

Bush: "...I renewed this nation's commitment to expanding liberty at home and promoting liberty abroad."

Dubya, if you call the Patriot Act "expanding liberty" or occupying another country as "promoting liberty" then I am going to go ahead and call myself a professional poker player because I made fifty bucks today online. Expanding Liberty? He and his administration have done the exact opposite. They are trying to stand in the way of a woman's right to choose and homosexual marriages, and, most recently, have tainted the free press by buying off columnists to promote their agenda.

Bush: "Because our own freedom is enhanced by the expansion of freedom in other nations, I set out the long-term goal of ending tyranny in our world. This will require the commitment of generations. But we're seeing much progress in our own time."

So GWB is trying to set it up so our country stays on the same path it is on for generations to come? Really, how long before we're out of Iraq? 5 years? 10? He's already made the next president's job much harder than it needed to be.

Bush: "Across the world, freedom has deadly enemies. Yet across the world freedom has great and growing momentum."

Really? 'Cause I don't see Switzerland or Canada getting blown to shit and they seem to be living in "freedom." Freedom is such a misunderstood word. Bush uses it as a diversion device to direct America's thinking away from what is really going on. He thinks if he keeps saying freedom and liberty over and over that people will ignore his fuck ups. Unfortunately, we're the same country who bought Milli Vanilli.

Bush: "I'll ask the House and Senate to act soon on the issue of Social Security so that we don't pass a bankrupt system on to our children and our grandchildren."

It is the thought of this blogger that this social security game plan is a result of Bush realizing that his legacy is in grave danger and this is his last ditch effort to leave something positive behind when he leaves.

Bush: "For this new term, I've assembled an exceptional Cabinet and several members are taking office this week."

Errrr... maybe he should have said, "By default I am left with a bunch of my second choices for some cabinet positions because my old cabinet had enough sense to get the hell out while they still could."

Now on the Q & A with the press:

"QUESTION: Your inaugural address has been interpreted as a new aggressive posture against certain countries, in particular, Iran. Should we view it that way?

BUSH: My inaugural address reflected the policies of the past four years that said -- that we're implementing in Afghanistan and Iraq. And it talked about a way forward.

I think America is at its best when it leads toward an ideal. And certainly a world without tyranny is an ideal world."

Just read that. He said we're implementing policies in two other countries. Damn, how arrogant and self-righteous is this administration? Imperialism will be the end of this country. And again he is wrong, no America isn't at its best when it lead toward an ideal; America is at its best when it allows its people to strive to for their own ideal, not the government's.

"QUESTION: Mr. President, in the debate over Dr. Rice's confirmation, Democrats came right out and accused you and the administration of lying in the run-up to the war in Iraq. Republicans, in some cases, [concede] that mistakes have been made.

Now that the election is over, are you willing to concede that any mistakes were made? And how do you feel about that?

BUSH: Let me talk about Dr. Rice. You asked about her confirmation.

Dr. Rice is an honorable, fine public servant who needs to be confirmed. She will be a great secretary of state.

And Dr. Rice and I look forward to moving forward. We look forward to working to make sure the Iraqis have got a democracy. We look forward to continue to make sure Afghanistan is as secure as possible from potential Taliban resurgence. We look forward to spreading freedom around the world. And she is going to make a wonderful secretary of state.

QUESTION: No reaction to the lying? No reaction?

[LAUGHTER]

BUSH: Is that your question? The answer's no. Next.

[LAUGHTER]"

I can't finish. I'm getting too pissed off. Just read the rest for yourself and then slap yourself on the wrist if you voted for him.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/26/bush.transcript/index.html

I'm scared for the State of the Union Address tomorrow. How much bullshit can he spit at the country in a few hours? We'll find out.

Until I Cool Off.