1 Boring Old Man

I was taking a rest from political writing for a bit, having fun with another project that has to do with maps, and computers, and American Indians who lived in our neck of the woods. But this N.I.E. has pulled me back into the fray. When I think about why, it’s not pretty. I’m furious! A comment to a previous post said it well:

Bush says ” no, I’m feeling pretty spirited, pretty good with life…” I don’t know about you but I don’t think that I would feel pretty good about life when I made errors like going to war unnecessarily and finding out it was a mistake and thousands of people lost their lives and many others would be maimed for life because of me. I wouldn’t be able to look at the servicemen and their families knowing what I know now. I wouldn’t be able to sleep nights worried about the trillion dollars wasted and the debt other children and grandchildren will have to pay their entire lives because of it…

I guess the picture above is a symbol of the source of our furor. The sneer on the right adds a piece. That man up there is our President! He got us into an absurd war by lying. Now he’s been caught in the act trying to start another one. And that look is the best he can muster when a reporter is confrontiong him about the fact that while this N.I.E. has been gathering dust, he’s been stumping for war with every breath? That look is the look of contempt, disdain, arrogant superiority. It’s not the look of an adult who has any idea of the seriousness of his decisions or his position.