George Bush is scaring me.

[democrank]

Oh, for the days when I thought Bush was but a bratty half-adolescent, Barb`s brazen example of parental indulgence. It didn`t take long to kick it up to ruffian, then to dangerous bully. Now I need to go a few notches higher and that`s what scares me.

If George Bush wasn`t the president, he`d make a perfect domestic violence perp. Since he`s used to making up his own rules, they`d come easy. No communications with anyone not pre-approved. No backtalk. No veering from stated household positions. Keep the kids quiet. Keep the shoes polished.
No surprises. It`s his remote. But, instead of shoving someone`s head into a walnut secretary, he blew up a couple countries to show `em who`s boss. He thought what little he did in Texas earned him the right to bring the world to its knees, given his last name and all. Why mess with twisting the little woman`s arm when you can get a lot more respect by threatening to blow up a nuclear power plant or killin` killers.

Wonder what his next step will be? He`s got our tax dollars, rubber stamp Republicans, the military, Air Force I, a herd of loyal yes-men, free commercials on cable news. He doesn`t have to obey our laws, he`s not restricted by our Constitution and he has a stack of signing statements that pretty much okay anything he chooses to do. Best of all, he regulary mixes fantasy with reality and lobs off any real or imagined criticism with lies sworn to by expertly-crafted backdrops.

Every now and then I think I detect chinks in his armor: pacing, sweating, stammering, like he`s coming unglued. I know he doesn`t pay attention to polls, but if his numbers get much worse, I shudder to think what he might do next.