Bush is a con man
Corporate front-man George Bush and his sidekicks have been proffering to the public a transparent study into the external workings of (neo) con men. Could it get any better?
One singular trait of a conny can be gleamed in the "rush" of his sales pitch, generally a fast ball–he manipulates you into buying a vehicle with too many extras, or a construction job not in your best interests before you have a chance to think about it, mull it over, consider both sides of the buy and make a reasonable decision. He tries to whisk you into the office before you change your mind, and he may appeal to your emotions and even your ego to take his bait. It’s 4:45 p.m. and the discount ends at 5. Move fast so the details of what you are buying into are a blur.
In Bush and Co.’s case, they’ve been in "rush" mode since the beginning: Rush to point all 10 fingers at Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11 (still no real evidence of evildoing against the U.S.), rush to pass draconian, Constitution-shredding acts without any genuine scrutiny and thoughtfulness by a conformist Congress (with a few, brave exceptions), and rush to a geopolitical, petro-war whose reality the entire world sees through. By the time the con victim realizes he or she has been skunked, it’s far too late. The contract’s been signed, the check deposited. It’s one of the oldest hustles in the world, and the average American in this case is the patsy. The rush is on so that no one can pause long enough to figure out what is happening. As an old saw teaches, "Truth creeps; lies race."
When’s the last time anyone saw compassionate Bush rush to heal the legions of uninsured sick, rush to house the homeless haunting our cities, rush to feed the hungry, rush to fund social programs (instead of defund), rush to a town hall meeting to answer "impolite, shrill, uncensored" questions, rush to save U.S. jobs, rush to provide health-care for the elderly, etc.?
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