For those who didn't see it, I strongly, strongly urge you to see Keith Olbermann's special comment on Tuesday, July 3rd.
Our generation’s willingness to state “we didn’t vote for him, but he’s our president, and we hope he does a good job,” was tested in the crucible of history, and far earlier than most. And in circumstances more tragic and threatening.
And we did that with which history tasked us.
We enveloped “our” President in 2001.
And those who did not believe he should have been elected — indeed, those who did not believe he had been elected — willingly lowered their voices and assented to the sacred oath of non-partisanship.
And George W. Bush took our assent, and re-configured it, and honed it, and sharpened it to a razor-sharp point, and stabbed this nation in the back with it. (emphasis mine)
Keith has a way of getting to the heart of the matter and describing it in succint yet powerful terms. I missed the show Tuesday--thanks for this. I anxiously await the elections--I wish they could be held tomorrow.
It's always jarring to see that full list of transgressions that his administration has pulled off all together like that. It goes beyond facism, beyond deception, beyond self-aggrandizing... and the worst part is that we got nothing out of it.
I'm not an idealist - I can accept that there's going to be some corruption in politics and that our leaders are human, and prone to make human decisions. What bugs me is that the net result is that we end up with thousands of dead Americans, a compromised status worldwide, dissatisfied citizens in all parties, a devolution of social and scientific progress, etc. without any big gains.
What the hell did we have to lose all of that for? To depose a leader that will be replaced by another just like him? Really - who got anything out of the last few years aside from the leaders themselves?
Holy fucknuggets, that was a good speech! And he's quite right: the President setting aside the punishment for Scooter Libby did irrevocably taint his Presidency.
