By His Own Word, Bush is the "UNACCEPTABLE PRESIDENT."

[skiddlybop]

Here's the whole ball of wax explained, by BUSH's own words:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101201580.html?nav=hcmodule

He's the UNACCEPTABLE PRESIDENT and republicans are the UNACCEPTABLE PARTY.

[Richardo]

1. Actual headline: "Bush Confounded by the 'Unacceptable'"

"President Wields Word More Freely as His Frustration Rises and His Influence Ebbs"

[Solly Mack]

2. I hope people read that article...it's very telling.

"But a survey of transcripts from Bush's public remarks over the past seven years shows the president's worsening political predicament has actually stoked, rather than diminished, his desire to proclaim what he cannot abide. Some presidential scholars and psychologists describe the trend as a signpost of Bush's rising frustration with his declining influence."

This is true of anyone losing control, or who has the feeling of losing control - you want a place where the bad can't get in - HOWEVER...this is more especially pronounced in a control freak and can be very damaging to everyone within range of the control freaks reach. You start to narrow your focus of things to control. So any offense, real or imagined, becomes something you can't "abide." It's a means to bully people around you for your loss of control or your sense of control. It's a way to blame them for your feelings of inadequacy. You're looking for a safe space - a space you rule/control to be more accurate. Safe space isn't really the same thing to a control freak as it is to others. A mentally stable person wants a safe space to regroup...friends are welcome and being able to share the burden is a big help.

However, in a control freak, a safe space is that area where they are boss. Where people listen to them and do their bidding. Where they are always right and no one ever questions their actions.

Bush tried to turn Texas into his safe space ...and he's tried to turn America into his safe space as well.Think of the controlled environment he demands - kept away from protesters, town hall meetings with supporters only, etc. And as long as things went his way, he felt safe.

Bush's psyche no longer feels safe. Worse, Bush no longer feels he can control his environment in order to be safe. And for a President to feel that...you know the problems go much deeper than mere policy issues.

Bush's pathological need for loyalty stems not from having to keep his actions as President a secret - he needs - demands - that fanatical level of loyalty to feel safe. I'd wager Bush is experiencing some extremely intense feelings of distrust in those around him - more so than usual and Bush is a very distrustful person. A lot of paranoia. Now would be the time to push his buttons...he's close to the breaking point.

[Dervill Crow]

3. Isn't one of the definitions of insanity . . .

repeating the same action and expecting a different result?

"One of his favorite verbal tics has long been to instruct audiences bluntly to "listen" to what he is about to say, as in "Listen, America is respected" (Aug. 30) or "Listen, this economy is good" (May 24). This year, he made that request more often than he did in a comparable portion of 2005, a sign that he hasn't given up hope it might work."