tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694675.post4308405584541180868..comments2023-10-31T08:28:28.129-07:00Comments on All That Arises Ceases: Kicking the canErikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043860015232125483noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694675.post-29608247696230307182007-06-19T09:48:00.000-07:002007-06-19T09:48:00.000-07:00I use the word "delusional" advisedly. I think the...I use the word "delusional" advisedly. I think the burden of the presidency--and the prospect that there's nobody to bail him out of his mistakes this time--have driven our fair leader mad. It's happened before--Nixon's a good example, but there are others--and it explains why even in the face of certain failure, Bush keeps doing the same thing. Kinda like the drunk who keeps running into traffic.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043860015232125483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694675.post-18355978901049138592007-06-17T17:28:00.000-07:002007-06-17T17:28:00.000-07:00I don't understand the politics here. On what form...I don't understand the politics here. On what form of political motive is Bush's intransigence based? I understand the politics of things like leaving the hostages in Iran in 1980, so Reagan could benefit from their release. But where's the upside of any possible outcome for Bush? Nobody in his right mind can think Victory is still possible. And politics implies a motive of gaining favor or Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193183461682299611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694675.post-58125403898862121592007-06-17T15:11:00.000-07:002007-06-17T15:11:00.000-07:00How tragically sad that we are at the mercy of a ...How tragically sad that we are at the mercy of a lunatic determined to "win" !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com