Tag(s): ; ; ; ; , Add Tags
Add to My Group(s)

View Ratings | Rate It

Permalink
View Article Stats

Incurious AND Incompetent

Add this Page to Facebook!
Submit to Twitter
Submit to Reddit
Submit to Stumble Upon

Tell A Friend

Become a Fan
Get Embed HTML Code
By (about the author)

Become a Fan Become a Fan   -- Page 2 of 2 page(s)

opednews.com

Last week, in a move that staggered many long time political sages, Bush blithely turned upside down the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty, which had been supported by six consecutive presidents over many decades. He did this by agreeing that India could double, or even triple its nuclear weapon production.

On the same trip, Bush, who is trying to convince Pakistani head of state General Pervez Musharaff to support Bush 's efforts to move against Pakistani-based terrorists, insulted Musharaff by publicly embarrassing him by favoring additional nuclear support for India, Pakistan 's long time enemy. Oh, and how does this quite help us to convince Iran that they should put their nuclear ambitions aside?

These are the machinations of a very disconnected person. Unfortunately, we call him "Mr. President. "

Midwestern folklorist Garrison Keillor said, " ...To most of us, the crisis in Washington today stems from a man intellectually and temperamentally unequipped to rise to the challenge. Most of us sense that when, decades from now, the story of this administration comes out, it will be one of ordinary incompetence, of rigid and incurious people overwhelmed by events in a world they don 't dare look around and see. "

-30-

Next Page  1  |  2

 

Thomas L. Walsh graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Communications/Journalism degree in 1962. Following a successful business career, he retired to Idaho's Teton Valley in 1999, where he works as a free-lance writer. Walsh and his (more...)
 

The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.

Contact Author Contact Editor View Authors' Articles

 

Share this page: (what's this?)                   Tell a Friend: Tell A Friend

Add this Page to Facebook!      Submit to Stumble Upon      Submit to Reddit      Add This Page to Mr Wong!           NEWSVINE      DEl.ICIO.US      Looksmart Furl      My Web      Blink List     (More...)

Comments

The time limit for entering new comments on this article has expired.

This limit can be removed. Our paid membership program is designed to give you many benefits, such as removing this time limit. To learn more, please click here.

Comments: Expand   Shrink   Hide  
No comments