Remember when aWol, a while back, sparked outrage by comparing himself to Truman?
People, he was right and we were wrong. We just had the wrong Truman in mind.
He is this Truman.
It hit me like a ton of bricks when I checked in on my friend Steve Benen this morning and read this...
There is only one explanation - the bubble is opaque, and soundproof. It is a controlled and scripted environment and he is cluelessly performing for an audience, oblivious to the outside world.It’s been more than seven years, but I still laugh when I look back at this classic satirical item from The Onion, in which George W. Bush assured the nation that “our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over.”
“My fellow Americans,” Bush said (in this fake-news item), “at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us.”
Of course, this piece, written four days before Bush’s first inaugural, proved to be rather prophetic. But in the meantime, whenever I see or hear references to “peace and prosperity,” I think of The Onion, and the strength and success Bush squandered.
I was reminded of it again this morning, listening to Bush’s speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
“My energy is up, my spirit is high, and I will finish strong. And in the meantime, we will elect a new President. We’ve had good debates and soon we’ll have a nominee who will carry a conservative banner into this election and beyond. Listen, the stakes in November are high. This is an important election. Prosperity and peace are in the balance.”
Really? Does George W. Bush seriously want to argue that the nation should follow his direction in order to maintain “prosperity and peace”?
Where is this elusive “prosperity and peace”? And why is it hiding so well?
Just like Truman.
