country in denial

26 Nov 04

This country appears to me to be in denial about its leadership, what the Bush administration is doing. The analogy would be a dysfunctional family in denial about, say, Mom being a sick alcoholic, or Dad being a child molester. To face the truth would just be too painful.

So Bush means well. He is not looting the treasury for his own sake and the sake of his rich friends. Oh no. He truly believes these tax cuts for the wealthy will help boost the economy and benefit all Americans, rich and poor. And as for the “war on terror,” Bush is not waging it in order to boost corporate profits or steal the natural resources of other countries. He’s doing it to protect us, like a good father should, and spread the light of Democracy throughout the world.

Father knows best. So let’s return now to enjoying NBC’s “The Apprentice” to take our minds off our troubles—that Dad lost his job and can’t find another, that Mom won’t go to the doctor about that bleeding since we’ve got no health insurance, that Buddy is about to be shipped off to Iraq. All is for the best -- and will be for the best -- in this best of all possible Bushworlds.