[lbo-talk] Re: we had opportunities...

Dwayne Monroe idoru345 at yahoo.com
Sat Mar 20 19:14:46 PST 2004


Jordan Hayes wrote:

So NBC News says "here's some terrorists, Bush didn't pull the trigger" and you're disappointed; Bush says "here's some terrorists" and pulls the trigger and you're disappointed.

Swell.

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Yes, it does have the ring of contradiction, like a soup sandwich or overhearing someone say how "good" Madonna's last album was.

But mark ye Starbuck, the little lower layer...

The Bush admin's metaphysical sales team is a creature with three heads; each head says something slightly different but related --

* trust us, we are competent

* trust us, everything we do is a reflection of our competence and, therefore, necessary

* trust us, we're not narrowing your rights or abusing our power, we are, as we said in line item two, taking only those actions which are necessary -- needless to say, our competence gives us the ability to determine what's necessary

Competence -- Trust -- Synergy -- Bush

But what if evidence were to come to light they're not competent? If they're not competent then the argument for trust falls apart like a 1972 Chevy Citation.

This is the angle of attack (so to speak) I've taken in my discussions with Bush true believers.

'They're protecting us' my co-workers and neighbors say. 'They're clumsy and dangerous and can't protect us' I say. Information such as what was reported by NBC helps move this argument along.

DRM



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