" The War on Clarity - To the "When in doubt, reorganize!" rule we must add the Bush Corollary: "When in real trouble, call it something else!" Thus, the War on Terror became, briefly, the "Global Struggle against Violent Extremism (GSAVE)". GSAVE us from any more ideas like that. Now it's the War on Terror again.
" The War on War - What President in his right mind sets out to close military bases at the same time he's starting a shooting war? Bush nearly won this one but was thwarted to some extent by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission itself.
" The War on the Constitution - Another elegant solution by Team Bush: Appointing cronies to the Supreme Court takes all those knotty "separation of powers" issues off the table, and it's a nice way to reward many years of blind loyalty. Besides, Bush knows Ms. Miers heart; presumably her heart knows the Constitution. Judge Alito is only a slightly less-worse choice.
Unfortunately, as much as compassionate conservatism impels the president to still more warmaking, there will be no time for wars on poverty, AIDS, hunger, missing children, homelessness, domestic violence, or unemployment. But hey, you can't do everything in eight short years and still get in a little vacation.
George W. Bush has no equal as a wartime president. But even a wartime president can go too far, and this one has crossed the line. Now is the time for us to declare a War on Bush.
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