New York Times and George W. Bush

Yesterday was a very annoying day for me. The details are not important when it comes to this post so suffice it to say, yesterday was very annoying and I'm still mad as hell!

But in the course of the day, I was reading a copy of the New York Times and came accross an article that analyzed George W. Bush and drew some comparisons to Richard M. Nixon. Now I recall Mr. Nixon being in the Whitehouse very well. I was in high school when he was first elected in 1968. He was ever present as I finished high school and entered the military. Yes, you may extrapolate from that that I am a Vietnam Era Veteran. Vietnam Era I said, not Vietnam Veteran - the war ended while I was in basic training but the era continued for about 2 1/2 more years, so that makes me "of the era." Now I was never a big fan of Mr. Nixon and as his troubles grew larger from his involvement in the Watergate break-in, I was not unhappy to see him leave office! But I always maintained over the years, that Mr. Nixon, the "crook" he was, was not really all that bad for the United States of America. He opened doors to China, he drew down Vietnam, he at least tried to do something about inflation by ordering a freeze on prices for a length of time, and didn't make any BIG mistakes, save for his blunder and insecurity over being reelected. But as was pointed out in the article in the New York Times, he was very cognizant of his blunder. Mr. Nixon did not come from wealth so he was not a priveledged child.

Now take George W. Bush on the other hand; this guy is anything but good for the United States of America! And the problem is that he comes from priveledge and is probably too stupid to ever realize just the awful things he has done! He single handedly started an endless war over trumped up reasoning that was more self-serving than anything. Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney have gotten very rich over this war. Mr. Bush has made a target of the USA and injured our credibility abroad. He took a balanced budget with a surplus that was paying down the national debt and created the most enormous deficit in history! I could go on, but it is painfully obvious that this guy is NOT a good guy! What is even more difficult to swallow is that he THINKS he has devine guidance and is working as a hand of God! This is idiocy!

Anyone who lived through the times of Richard M. Nixon and saw the change to Gerald Ford, heard the chatter of how Ford was a Ford and not a Lincoln. The obvious parody, he being his own man and not Honest Abe while drawing from the automobile company names. I recall how there was further chatter in hope that he wasn't an Edsel! Well, time has been fairly good to Mr. Ford as was evidenced by the accolades he received in his recent death.

But then we have George W. Bush! Republicans and Democrats alike are distancing themselves from him........and with good reason. Nobody in their right mind would want to associate themselves with his policies. He has the lowest rating in history! 72 percent of Americans polled said they wish his presidency was over. We need someone new to clean up the mess. Even an old used Hoover would do! Here here! As much as I like that last line, it is not mine but of the author in the New York Times.