Is Bush A Failure?
Bush’s catalog of failure
Reason
by Steve Chapman
01/31/08
Listening to presidents reporting on the State of the Union, you would conclude that they came from Lake Wobegon, since every one of them, by his account, is well above average. Just once, I’d like to hear one say what would be true of many: ‘Because of my mistakes, the state of the union has gotten worse.’ But none ever does. Even the worst presidents prefer to focus on their successes and ignore their failures. The striking thing about President Bush’s final State of the Union address is that even the successes he claims are largely fictional...
http://www.reason.com/news/show/124710.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Is Bush A Failure?
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Michael Parenti is one of America's most astute and engaging political analysts. Here is a rich buffet of his deep but lucid writings on real history, political life, empire, wealth, class power, technology, culture, ideology, media, environment, gender, and ethnicity - along with a few choice selections drawn from his own life experiences and political awakening.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19355.htm
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Reason
by Steve Chapman
01/31/08
Listening to presidents reporting on the State of the Union, you would conclude that they came from Lake Wobegon, since every one of them, by his account, is well above average. Just once, I’d like to hear one say what would be true of many: ‘Because of my mistakes, the state of the union has gotten worse.’ But none ever does. Even the worst presidents prefer to focus on their successes and ignore their failures. The striking thing about President Bush’s final State of the Union address is that even the successes he claims are largely fictional...
http://www.reason.com/news/show/124710.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Is Bush A Failure?
Video
Michael Parenti is one of America's most astute and engaging political analysts. Here is a rich buffet of his deep but lucid writings on real history, political life, empire, wealth, class power, technology, culture, ideology, media, environment, gender, and ethnicity - along with a few choice selections drawn from his own life experiences and political awakening.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19355.htm
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=State+of+the+Union
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Steve+Chapman
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Michael+Parenti
rudkla - 1. Feb, 12:31
