Finally
Politics isn't everything. At Brigham Young University, many students feel that Vice President Dick Cheney's character is defective, and they want the school's invitation to speak at Commencement to be withdrawn.
Some of the students and the 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students, who are overwhelmingly Republican, have expressed concern about the Bush administration's support for the war in Iraq and other policies, but most of the current protest has focused on Mr Cheney's integrity, character and behavior. Several students said, for example, that they were appalled at Mr Cheney's use of an expletive on the Senate floor in a June 2004 exchange with Senator Patrick J Leahy, Democrat of Vermont.
That's from Martin Stolz's story in the Times.
I find myself experiencing grim satisfaction these days. The Bush Administration is sinking into a disrepute that has little to do with political affiliation. As its ruthless opportunism is exposed by its bizarre incompetence, Americans of all stripes are learning to scrutinize the accountability of politicians. We've had it with the Bushies' "Trust Us" exhortation. Never has an administration been less trustworthy. And that, in a way, is a part of the Bush team's incompetence. There's something genuinely stupid, in the end, about Dick Cheney's massive contempt for opposing voices.
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As law enforcement officials are frequently fond of noting, "Thank God the majority of the bad guys are stupid." It is this single factor which allows us to deal with them, though unfortunately often after the damage has been done.
Posted by: LXIV | April 11, 2007 01:07 PM
Well, the BYU students are in good company evidence Victor Gold's recent book, Invasion of the Party Snatchers, which is intriguing for a number of reasons not the least of which are the very same view of Cheney and Gold's long, long history as a conservative but not, as he himself will quickly assert, as a NeoCon.
Posted by: George | April 11, 2007 01:16 PM
It is good to hear at least, that having had enough rope played out to them, that the Bush coterie is finally hanging itself. Too little, too late in my opinion. I would still like to see them held accountable for their behavior and crooked dealings, but I doubt America can muster the maturity and sense of responsibility to do that.
Posted by: Tony | April 11, 2007 02:55 PM