I Told You So: Bush’s Damage Staggering

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http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/22/2690/

I Told You So: Bush’s Damage Staggering
by Dave Zweifel

When George W. Bush was surprisingly re-elected president in November 2004, I predicted that in a couple of years — just like after the re-election of Richard Nixon — you’d have problems finding people who would admit having voted for him.

It’s unfortunate, but that is in fact the case in 2007 as even longtime Republicans are counting the days left until this administration is history.

Indeed, there are many Republicans joining the growing chorus that wants to impeach Bush and Dick Cheney and get rid of these two guys now before they do even more damage to this great country of ours.

Frankly, it’s remarkable how total the damage has been. The lies to get us into a war with Iraq and then the incompetence in handling it were bad enough. But the war is just a piece of the utter devastation that this administration has caused in everything from the administration of justice to the stewardship of our national parks, from the reputation of the Food and Drug Administration to the nation’s ability to respond to emergencies.

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Bill Clinton may have had some personal defects, all of which led to his being impeached by a partisan House of Representatives. Like Alex Rodriguez of baseball fame, he may cheat on his wife, but he hit home runs when they mattered.

The Bush crowd is straight out of the gang that couldn’t shoot straight.

If lying about sex gets you impeached, what do we do with an administration whose lies have led to a world calamity and whose ideology trumps even common sense? The answer couldn’t be more clear.