Bush Wants to Lose
By Bob Clasen
After watching W’s performance at the debate and thinking about the fact that he seemed unmotivated to attack Kerry or defend his own positions on the issues, it occurs to me: Bush wants to lose. Who can blame him? Is there a more thankless job in the United States? Bush doesn’t need the money, and he could make more money in the private sector anyway.
Anyone who wants to be President in this day and age must be a little bit nuts. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, half the country is going to hate you, criticize you, make fun of you, do everything to thwart your will. Bush has been called a Nazi, stupid idiot, a shill of corporate interests, a right wing nut job, to take the more printable epithets.
I am not saying Bush consciously is trying to lose the election. But perhaps there is a shadow side of Bush, the famous unconscious, which has decided it has had enough of being ridiculed by Hollywood and the Dominant media. Bush has decided that four years is enough. I get the feeling that, like Reagan, he would be having a lot more fun on the ranch.
Perhaps he has decided that the the worst thing he can do to Kerry is grant his wish: let him be President and see how he likes it.
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After watching W’s performance at the debate and thinking about the fact that he seemed unmotivated to attack Kerry or defend his own positions on the issues, it occurs to me: Bush wants to lose. Who can blame him? Is there a more thankless job in the United States? Bush doesn’t need the money, and he could make more money in the private sector anyway.
Anyone who wants to be President in this day and age must be a little bit nuts. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, half the country is going to hate you, criticize you, make fun of you, do everything to thwart your will. Bush has been called a Nazi, stupid idiot, a shill of corporate interests, a right wing nut job, to take the more printable epithets.
I am not saying Bush consciously is trying to lose the election. But perhaps there is a shadow side of Bush, the famous unconscious, which has decided it has had enough of being ridiculed by Hollywood and the Dominant media. Bush has decided that four years is enough. I get the feeling that, like Reagan, he would be having a lot more fun on the ranch.
Perhaps he has decided that the the worst thing he can do to Kerry is grant his wish: let him be President and see how he likes it.
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