do i look like a bitch, mr. bush?
I was watching the UK news a few minutes ago, and they seem to have coverage of US politics that is slightly less soft than that of US broadcasters. They were doing a piece on some English official’s involvement in the Enron fiasco, but they also mentioned VP Cheney’s struggle to keep details of meetings with Enron executives confidential. They showed a clip of Bush, and I don’t remember the exact quote, I wish I did, but to paraphrase, he basically said that in order to be able to solicit “sound advice” from people, he, and the vice president, had to be able to ensure these phantom advisors that their advice would remain private. This seems like one of the most counter-intuitive arguments that I have ever heard. To me, the whole definition of “sound advice” is that it is meritorious enough to withstand public scrutiny. Sure, advice can be good, and still be unpopular, but it is the hallmark of a good leader to be able to make tough decisions and defend them OPENLY rather than weasel around and make cryptic meetings like some power hungry high school student council member. So, Mr. Bush, do I, and the rest of the American people look like a bitch? No? Then why do I get the feeling that I’m being played like one.