The Stench

If there was ever a doubt that George W. Bush is an incompetent completely out of his depth, it has been dispelled by his lack of leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Where’s the cowboy swagger now, W? I guess mobilizing resources to save American citizens – many of them poor and African-American – is different from duping the nation into a deadly invasion and occupation of a country that posed a limited threat to the United States. I guess it’s different from landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier and prematurely and inappropriately proclaiming, “Mission Accomplished!” I guess it’s different from crowing, “Bring ‘em on.”

W should go down as one of the lamest Presidents in American history, right up there with Hoover and Nixon. He was a peabrain when the Supreme Court placed him in office, a peabrain up until 9/11, a peabrain while he was lying about the need to invade Iraq. He has slavishly served his wealthy base and the religious sots who think he’s their Messiah. He’s cynical and corrupt, a blithering idiot clueless to the concerns of average Americans, those not born with gold-plated political connections and silver spoons sticking out of their assholes. The stench of failure and death hovers over this White House.