Over the course of George Bush’s six years in office it has become abundantly clear that Mr. Bush and his cronies are in a state of “willful denial” about the worsening situation in Iraq….and so is a large chunk of the American public, willingly or due to misleading partisan information.
George Bush’s Deception
Yesterday, I watched in disbelief George W. Bush’s convoluted speech to the House of Representatives. It was rather telling that this speech wasn’t in primetime but rather at 9 a.m. (6 a.m. in the West). I know a lot about politics since I write political thrillers (www.thetwentyfirstcentury.com) and I am constantly doing research for my books and articles. But it doesn’t take a writer of politics, or even one who doesn’t follow politics, to realize that what George Bush said…
Imperfect Presidents
More important than proving perfection on your parties side, is a willingness to seek out the mistakes and correct them; to improve; to monitor your integrity. In the face of the opposition bashing away and looking for any sign of weakness it is tempting to deny any fault at all, but it is still weak to ignore potential improvement. For a leader to inspire confidence, he must maintain a balance between claimed efficacy and a willingness to examine and adapt when changes will …