March 20, 2007
The Bush Spin Machine needs an overhaul. Aside from the fact the Scooter Libby has proven that being dipped in Teflon still leaves an Achilles Heel that can be sliced by the blade of Justice, we now have the Judicial Branch itself rife with scandal.
The Rovian dream of building a political machine based on sports analogies (with Bush as Head Coach, Cheney as owner and Gonzalez as Team Captain) has not set well with the American people. We are notoriously fickle when it comes to supporting a team. Do you see the kids clamoring for Chicago Bulls gear now? The only enduring franchise is the New York Yankees, a team that is a caricature of itself. But I digress.
One thing that we can all learn from this whole unfortunate political mishap is this: It is never wise to put things you really don’t want others to know about in email. (Did you hear that Esther, you harlot?) Email has been the real Achilles Heel of the Bush Administration, just as The Tapes were the downfall of Nixon.
Rove, Cheney and Rumsfeld (the real Axis of Evil), have all tried to create a Dictator in the Roman sense of the word – “The One Who Speaks” for the Senatusque Populi. In other words, with mercenaries like Gonzalez on board – loyal only to Bush and not to the Constitution –, the Rovian dream was to create an all-powerful head of state, placating the richest of Americans and the expense of the other 96% of us, just as the Caesars placated the Patricians with booty, and the Plebes with bread and circuses. The only difference is we have to pay for the bread, and the circus is called Iraq
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Achilles heal, Axis of Evil, bread and circuses, Bush, Cheney, email, Esther Yoon, Gonzalez, Rovian dream
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Posted on 3/20/2007
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