The Websters Ninth defines a despot as “a person exercising power abusively, oppressively, or tyrannically”. I think this correctly describes Bush and his administration.

Did you ever notice how Bush has always yelled his messages down to us poor, ignorant citizens when he tells us what he is going to do to others or to us. McCain tried to mimic this in a desparate attempt to revive his campaign, but the public no longer accepts this demeaning behavior, and it went over like a lead balloon. Bush still does it, which is embarrassing because he just doesn’t get it - that the American public is much, much smarter than he or his cronies ever suspected.

Despotism? That sounds like so much hyperventilation. GWB is constitutionally barred from seeking another term and, even if he could, he would be soundly defeated.

True despots (e.g. Hussein, Castro, Somoza, Marcos) never lose elections. They can only be defeated with the barrel of a tank staring them in the face.

And what did his ruthlessness win? A government that has caused literally hundreds of thousands of deaths in a bungled war against terror. A government that has stretched thin and almost ruined our military. A government that has increased immensely in size and has spent us to the brink of catastrophe. A government that has widened the gap between rich and poor. A divisive government that has pit neighbor against neighbor. A government that worked superbly for the tidal wave victims overseas, but for some reason would not work for and had no sympathy for its own citizens/victims of Katrina. A government that rejoiced in sending thousands of businesses overseas while it railed against providing money or benefits for its own unemployed or for health insurance for its uninsured. A government that will go down in history for its fraud, waste, and graft.

What he fought so hard for was a government the Devil would envy. He should not sleep well.

Over. Like ” The end of the world. ” !!!!

The more people like Horgan write about this guy, the more power the guy gets. My points are absurd, and I meant them to be.

He’s just another cog in the wheel. He’s not, nor has he ever been, the wheel. He’s off to spend MTWHF. Forgedaboud him.

Get O-V-E-R it already.

Right you are. And as Shrum and dozens of other presidential campaign managers have discovered, what sells locally doesn’t necessarily play nationally.

However, the definition of “nation’s work” is largely subjective. To most Republicans, a strong conservative agenda is “the nation’s work” (and perhaps even God’s work as well), while I’m sure someone like Kucinich would argue that ending for-profit healthcare is morally correct, would benefit the nation as a whole and (therefore) is also the nation’s work.

I’m sure Rove thinks Bush’s policy’s are best for the nation. In fact, I’d stake my life on it.

As for Rove, shrewd gamesmanship for the Republicans’ benefit is fair in the campaign, but once you are in the WH, it has to be the nation’s work.