thanks for the link. good stuff.
quote from article:
"This is the appalling thing, still. How can this man remain so blindly, staggeringly resolute? How can he be so appallingly ignorant of fact, of truth, of evidence, of deep thought? In short, what the hell is wrong with George W. Bush?"
hmm. there lies the big question.Apart from the glib descriptions we read about him. the jokes, etc......seems the problem might be a bit more serious . One might take a look at him from a psychological perspective . He is and has been dysfunctional most of his life. He has avoided any challenging situations and has been bailed out of more. His addiction history indicates that there is a personality disorder , and one with excessive dependancy needs. (be it on drugs, alcohol, his wife, his parents (to bail him out) and now the one that has replaced his substance abuse: "religion". Given this basic profile, he is an inadequate personality disorder, but one where money and the right connections have paved his way in life........to the point he got himself into a very responsible job. The reality is that he is ineffectual, as a leader, (simplistic phrases , language and repetative words indicate that ) but is also a very controlling person. He wants to control everything, : the media, the population and even the world.....and will stop at nothing to do so.
What he is NOT able to handle is any constructive negative feedback......so he is surrounded by yes men......and is protected from most of the negative information. Or he simply rationalizes it away. ( dismisses it too).......which is seen as arrogance. Insecurity shows itself in such arrogance.
He is not able to handle spontaneous questions from an audience........so his audience is very controlled and in line with his thinking.
When one listens to him......(with or without a script or teleprompter) one gets the impression of a burnt out drug/alcohol addict........where the thinking has narrowed down to simplistic terms.....but they are still struggling for control.
The reality is that people like this .....in powerful positions have done much damage in history before. Be it Napoleon, or Hitler ( who was a manic depressive) and many others.
Bush is a con artist, a manipulator , who tries to engratiate people to win them over....but cannot be trusted. This manipulative conduct is very much part of the "alcoholic/drug dependant personality disorder too .
One can appropriately presume that it is the "presidents men" around him that are pulling the strings.
Just some idle thoughts on this.
