Bunggling Bush Strikes Again, And Again...

It’s beyond comical, it’s down right sad. The Bush Administration continues to bungle through the “death-throws” of its tenure. Gaff after gaff, Bush and Co. have maintained their unwavering dedication close-minded stubbornness. Bush has taken his my-way-or-the-highway attitude to new levels, undaunted by his abysmal approval rating. The Attorney General and the Wolfowitz / World Bank brew-ha-has are the latest examples of Bush’s inept leadership.

I think it is safe to say that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales either did know about the politically motivated firings of U.S. Attorneys, or, at a minimum, should have known about them. After listening to some of the congressional hearings, I’m convinced someone should have put a limit the amount of times Gonzales can say, “I serve at the pleasure of the president.” He has waffled between “I had no idea” and “That’s the nature of the job.” Either way, Gonzales is to blame, he should be fired. (or have the dignity to resign)

But then again, I don’t think Bush is even giving him the option of resigning. Bush and Rove have no interest in picking a new Attorney General at this point. They would have to bend to the will of a Democratic controlled Congress, against the backdrop of the recent scandal and the failed Harriet Meyers Supreme Court nomination. There is no way that Bush and Rove would be able to get one of their cronies through. I guess they have decided that a wounded, embattled Gonzales is better than anyone the Democrats would confirm.

And while the Gonzales controversy rages domestically, the Wolfowitz / World Bank fiasco is coming to an unceremonious end.
Paul Wolfowitz has resigned as president of the World Bank, after it became known that he used his position to give his girlfriend a large, unearned raise. (Well, maybe she earned it.) At least Wolfowitz has the good sense to step-down.

In the past week, before Wolfowitz’s resignation was announced, the Bush administration refused to back-down on its public support of Wolfowitz. The Wolfowitz and Gonzales scandals are similar in a lot of ways. In both cases, a “Bush’s guy” was embroiled in an embarrassing debacle. In both cases the administration plugged its proverbial ears and yelled “LA-LA-LA-LA…. WE’RE NOT LISTENIG…. LA-LA-LAAAAAAA.” And the administration knew that if either Gonzales or Wolfowitz were canned they would be undoubtedly be replaced by someone less sympathetic to the Bush platform.

I can’t wait until these clowns are out of office. I really don’t care who is next, they HAVE to be better than this. I’m just tired of feeling embarrassed. I’m tired of all the double-standards. I’m tired of the gross mismanagement.

And I think (hope) most of America is tired of it too.