04/14/05

After 51 months, America has come to know, if not understand, the George Bush philosophy. The Administration's trademark has been its pragmatism; rather than be strategically ideological, it is tactically political. As a consequence, its record is riddled with inconsistencies; for example, it has railed against big government but promoted the growth of massive federal bureaucracies in defense and homeland security. Viewed from afar the Bush legacy appears as a collage of conservative concepts stitched together by clever politics; a philosophy best described as a baroque theme park -- Bush World -- filled with thrill rides and exhibits driven by self-serving values...

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0414-31.htm

from Common Dreams, by Bob Burnett


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp