Do As I Say, Not As I Do

by matt at 7:30 am on December 27th, 2004 in Bush Man Date

President George W. Bush - Weekly radio address 12/25/04:

“Many of our fellow Americans still suffer from the effects of illness or poverty…Christmastime reminds each of us that we have a duty to our fellow citizens, that we are called to love our neighbor just as we would like to be loved ourselves.”

(Unless your neighbor happens to be gay of course.)

Under Bush:

  • 1.3 million more people are living in poverty than last year. That’s 12.5% of Americans. Also 15% don’t have health insurance.
  • Governors of both parties have resorted to begging the President not to make further cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.

    It’s the “cake and eating it too” Presidency. Pretty quotes mixed with scripture covering policies that are toxic for anyone not donating money to the President or other Republicans.

    A special reward goes to the member of the neutered White House press corps who asks the President or Little Scottie how they reconcile their policies with the harm they have caused.

    At the very least, it would present an excellent opportunity for a repeat of Bush’s debate answer when he was asked if the Iraq war was worth the human costs:

    “You know, it’s hard work to try to love her as best as I can.”

    • Comments

    1. jamie beth wrote:

      so, i’m reading this book, not done with it yet, but liking it very much. it’s non-fiction and it’s about religous zealots. it asks the question: “Are people who believe in divine guidance, or believe God sends gaurdian angels to protect us, mentally ill?” this is in the context of a murder trial in which the suspect claims god told him to muder his sister-in-law and niece. but it makes one wonder. . .

      Posted 27 Dec 2004 at 11:30 am

    2. matt t. wrote:

      what’s that book called?

      Posted 27 Dec 2004 at 12:39 pm

    3. jamie beth wrote:

      it’s “under the banner of heaven.” it’s about much more than what i what wrote above, it’s about the whole history of the mormon religion, but the part i quoted above is from the trial that john krakauer filters everything through — i just read that section on the train to work this morning and then to come in and read this post. . .well, you know, it’s on my mind right now. he also talks in this section about the fact that ashcroft and dubya are verging on this sort of religous craziness. it’s like the flip side of ruling by divine right — if you kill because god told you to do it, are you right or are you crazy? and if you’re crazy, then wouldn’t ruling in a way that god instructed you to rule also make you crazy?

      Posted 27 Dec 2004 at 1:34 pm

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