The Success Spin
Thursday, February 26, 2004
OK, are you ready for this? The latest excuse being pimped upon the public for Bush's loss of public support is -- because he's been such a successful President. Stop laughing, this is actually what they're saying. I've heard this one a couple of times before so I want to hit on it directly because it's wrong and it sends a few wrong hidden messages.
Dick Moris, of the conservative New York Post, answers why the President is diving in the polls, "Not because of his failures, but because of his successes. His victories in the War on Terror have lowered the relevance of this crucial area of his competence."
People don't turn their backs on successful Presidents, they fire failed Presidents. It's that simple. In the above quote, Dick is admitting that the President's usefulness is very narrow and people aren't focused on the area where his usefulness is. This is an unintentional admission by Dick that the President is actually a failed President because he lacks the depth a President needs to lead on all the areas where a President needs to lead.
He has no plan for creating jobs and better paying jobs in the face of tax cuts not working, he has no health care plan for people who can't afford to save money, he has no plan to rescue the failed no child left behind act, etc., etc., etc. He's a narrow minded President who can only focus on looting the treasury, bombing Arabs, and dragging the Constitution through the mud of bigotry. It's not that he's successful -- it's that the one illusory success he's had is ancient history in political years.
Which brings me to this supposed success with the War on Terror. Let's be clear, it is not a success. His strategy is to bomb as many Arabs in foreign lands as possible, harass Arabs that live in the States, and keep American citizens as afraid of Arabs as possible. The World and the United States in particular will suffer the repercussions of Bush's narrow minded simple approach for years to come.
Lowell Jacoby, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, says, "Support for America has dropped in most of the Muslim world," The Chicago Tribune goes on to say, "Jacoby said in a statement to the committee. Favorable ratings for the U.S. among Moroccans dropped to 27 percent a year ago from 77 percent in 2000, he said. In Jordan, a key partner in the war on terrorism, those rates went to 1 percent last May from an already dismal 25 percent in 2002."
What this means is that the Bush approach has created a much larger pool of potential terrorists than we've ever known. Please understand this, because the American press doesn't report it much, the anti-American feelings throughout the civilized World are growing larger and stronger than they ever have. We are very strong, and have the power to create extreme devastation, and the World sees us acting like a five year old. Our foreign policy needs to grow up.
So I'm not just being a complainer here, I invite you to take a look at John Kerry's homeland security and foreign policy plans.
So what is Dick Morris upset about? Of course, he's upset that terrorism isn't the most important issue on American's minds. And he calls for the President to continue to scare the crap out of people so they'll vote for him. That, my friends, is the biggest threat to the American psyche: these hardline war hawks who long for the glory of death and destruction so they can wave the flag and challenge the patriotism of all who don't line up and take the President's pills without question.
Terrorism is a real problem that our brave men and women of the CIA, Justice Department, Defense Department, State Department, Homeland Security Department, and any other I've forgotten should deal with under the President's leadership. But it does not need to be the top issue on American's minds. Especially since there isn't much we can do about it. We should leave it to the professionals.
I want to make this perfectly clear: no terrorist organization has ever or will ever have the resources or organization to overthrow the United States of America. Yes, there probably will be another attack on our soil. Yes, we should and do mandate our government to do everything it can to prevent it.
As an American I'm much more likely to be the victim of a domestic crime of violence, including but not limited to, death by gun fire. I trust the Men and Women of our police force to do their best to protect me while I go about my daily business. I accept that in spite of their best efforts, 11,000 people a year die from gun shot wounds in America. It's tragic, but America does not crumble under the weight of that tragedy. We're much tougher than that -- and I'll step outside with anyone who disagrees.
Dick Moris, of the conservative New York Post, answers why the President is diving in the polls, "Not because of his failures, but because of his successes. His victories in the War on Terror have lowered the relevance of this crucial area of his competence."
People don't turn their backs on successful Presidents, they fire failed Presidents. It's that simple. In the above quote, Dick is admitting that the President's usefulness is very narrow and people aren't focused on the area where his usefulness is. This is an unintentional admission by Dick that the President is actually a failed President because he lacks the depth a President needs to lead on all the areas where a President needs to lead.
He has no plan for creating jobs and better paying jobs in the face of tax cuts not working, he has no health care plan for people who can't afford to save money, he has no plan to rescue the failed no child left behind act, etc., etc., etc. He's a narrow minded President who can only focus on looting the treasury, bombing Arabs, and dragging the Constitution through the mud of bigotry. It's not that he's successful -- it's that the one illusory success he's had is ancient history in political years.
Which brings me to this supposed success with the War on Terror. Let's be clear, it is not a success. His strategy is to bomb as many Arabs in foreign lands as possible, harass Arabs that live in the States, and keep American citizens as afraid of Arabs as possible. The World and the United States in particular will suffer the repercussions of Bush's narrow minded simple approach for years to come.
Lowell Jacoby, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, says, "Support for America has dropped in most of the Muslim world," The Chicago Tribune goes on to say, "Jacoby said in a statement to the committee. Favorable ratings for the U.S. among Moroccans dropped to 27 percent a year ago from 77 percent in 2000, he said. In Jordan, a key partner in the war on terrorism, those rates went to 1 percent last May from an already dismal 25 percent in 2002."
What this means is that the Bush approach has created a much larger pool of potential terrorists than we've ever known. Please understand this, because the American press doesn't report it much, the anti-American feelings throughout the civilized World are growing larger and stronger than they ever have. We are very strong, and have the power to create extreme devastation, and the World sees us acting like a five year old. Our foreign policy needs to grow up.
So I'm not just being a complainer here, I invite you to take a look at John Kerry's homeland security and foreign policy plans.
So what is Dick Morris upset about? Of course, he's upset that terrorism isn't the most important issue on American's minds. And he calls for the President to continue to scare the crap out of people so they'll vote for him. That, my friends, is the biggest threat to the American psyche: these hardline war hawks who long for the glory of death and destruction so they can wave the flag and challenge the patriotism of all who don't line up and take the President's pills without question.
Terrorism is a real problem that our brave men and women of the CIA, Justice Department, Defense Department, State Department, Homeland Security Department, and any other I've forgotten should deal with under the President's leadership. But it does not need to be the top issue on American's minds. Especially since there isn't much we can do about it. We should leave it to the professionals.
I want to make this perfectly clear: no terrorist organization has ever or will ever have the resources or organization to overthrow the United States of America. Yes, there probably will be another attack on our soil. Yes, we should and do mandate our government to do everything it can to prevent it.
As an American I'm much more likely to be the victim of a domestic crime of violence, including but not limited to, death by gun fire. I trust the Men and Women of our police force to do their best to protect me while I go about my daily business. I accept that in spite of their best efforts, 11,000 people a year die from gun shot wounds in America. It's tragic, but America does not crumble under the weight of that tragedy. We're much tougher than that -- and I'll step outside with anyone who disagrees.
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