Immaculate Deception

There's one problem with criticisms of George W. Bush. He's perfect.

At least, that's what Republican leaders seem to claim. Forget malfeasance -- any time the Bush administration is accused of being sloppy, or even if a hint of a mistake somehow slips into the mainstream media, their publicity machine moves to crush the very notion that President Bush could be anything other than flawless. After all -- we are at WAR, and he is our PRESIDENT, and anything that could be even REMOTELY CONSTRUED as UNDERMINING him borders on the TREASONOUS!

Never mind that his administration's domestic policies have caused more misery than any period since the Great Depression, its foreign policy has more holes than Spongebob Squarepants, and Bush himself is little more than Karl Rove's sock puppet. Part of this "wonderful" magic spell is that it extends to anyone in Bush's service -- unless a scapegoat is needed, at which point protection is withdrawn from the sacrificial lamb (c.f. the Central Intelligence Agency). George W. Bush (and by extension, everyone who either serves or controls him) cannot be questioned because he is always right.

This can certainly be traced in part to Dubya's religious certitude. After all, we have a President who believes he is guided by God to do the right thing. While there is hardly a problem with a man of deep faith having the courage of his convictions, it is another matter entirely to cling blindly to those convictions in the face of tremendous evidence to the contrary.

And there is evidence aplenty. From the expurgated climate reports showing the dangerous global warming trends (replaced by a statement written by oil companies saying there's no problem) to the 28 missing pages from the September 11 report, the leaking of which shows that the administration stopped FBI investigation into members of the bin Laden family before 9/11, heaps of proof seem to exist.

Which brings us to the problems evident in the fate of the above evidence: it is suppressed, its very existence denied or its importance lied about, much of which is hidden under the blanket excuse of national security. This is a very grave problem, as our intelligence agencies have a genuine need for secrecy in many matters, as the outing of Joseph Wilson's wife as a CIA operative has proven so tragically. It is an unfortunate truth that certain information. must be kept hidden for the safety of our intelligence agents, and when our government lies about the need to keep information secret, it undermines the entire concept as well as our intelligence services. My wife calls this "Crying Wolfowitz."

The Immaculate Deception weakens with each passing revelation as Dubya's Teflon slowly mutates into Velcro. Now, however, is not the time to let up. With the Democrats and the SCLM ("So-Called Liberal Media," as many other lefty blogs are fond of calling it) finally having their spines re-implanted, the pressure is at last on the administration over trivialities like Cheney's yearly million-dollar check from Halliburton, saying that the wife of a whistle-blower is a CIA operative (placing her at mortal risk whether true or not), and oh yes, the million and one lies that dragged us into a war against a nation that posed virtually no threat to American lives until we dumped 150,000 of them into the country. Among other minor details.

With fanatic Republican wingnuts in charge of two branches of the American government and perilously close to mastery of the judiciary, it's unlikely that the Immaculate Deception will get the investigation it deserves. It is therefore in the hands of the American people to ensure that the President loses the upcoming election by a sufficiently wide margin to kick him and his masters out of office.

(/) Roland X
Anyone But Bush Again '04