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Death Of A salesman

By Amr Ismail

17 October, 2005
LeadAship.com

George W. Bush was appointed president to eventually give way to one of the most oppressive regimes in American history. In November 2000, the dream has finally come true for a political constituency that in 1981 saw it’s first real chance to hold power in the highest office of the nation and the world come true. The ambiguous character of the new revivalism of religion of Bush’s political constituency is underlined by all the missteps taken during the past five years. It’s clear by now that Mr. Bush and his supporters personify the most conservative side of the return of religion – both religiously and politically – one is likely to find anywhere in the world today.

Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, had pushed hard, in 1982 after helping to elect Ronald Reagan, to use religion as a potent political force, they had failed at that time to restore prayer in schools, ban pornography, outlaw abortion or abolish the immorality of the media. This political fundamentalism vowed to hold power at all cost. What is unique about Mr. Bush’s agenda for social change today is that it is not derived from liberal or conservative social agendas, but directly from the scriptures.

George Bush was hand picked for the role of the administration’s salesman and spokesman, a role he probably thought would fit him just fine, long as Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, other advisors and speech writers are taking care of the hard work. Mr. Bush felt confident to handle domestic politics and issues while others in the administration prepare for a show of force around the globe, with Iraq being the centerpiece.

Mr. Bush has failed, by any standard, to deliver security, social and economic welfare to Americans, to guard civil liberty, or to cooperate with other regional powers on intervention and trade issues. The majority of Americans is not in favor of Mr. Bush’s policies and has many unanswered questions. Despite two questionable presidential elections and never ending political and ethical scandals, the corporate media and Gallup forcefully resist calls to survey Americans on impeaching the president.


A Near Collapse White House

The government “9/11 roller coaster” will not stop voluntarily, but it seems heading for an immanent crash. Bush and the Neoconservatives have grossly miscalculated every step since they took office in 2000. They haven’t expected their lies to chase after them. 9/11 has exposed American foreign policy for what it really is, a front for corporate greed and build up of empire achieved by pushing others around, a policy of exploiting other nations’ national sovereignty, of assassinations and war crimes. Katrina is unveiling the malaise of American society and government exploitation of its minorities and poor. The emerging images from New Orleans coupled with the incompetence of a clueless government showed people around the world and many Americans a totally different picture from what they perceive to be the most humane, rich and powerful nation on earth.

What Americans and the rest of the world have been waking up to since 9/11 are sheer corruption, brutality, deviance and bias that defines American foreign policy makers, the Pentagon and their corporate backers. What Americans and the rest of the world are waking up to since Katrina struck are failed domestic policies, inept politicians and legislators, slashed budgets, and reluctance to let the best of National Guard troops back from Iraq, which is directly responsible for the instant killing of thousands of Americans, displacing hundreds of thousands without adequate food and shelter, the sinking of an iconic American metropolis, and a serious doubt about a manipulation of the levees. A policy that has always favored whites and the wealthy over African Americans and the poor. The desperate, distressed, and frightened of New Orleans was met by hostile stressed soldiers with shoot-to-kill orders! A very familiar scene to Iraqi civilians who are still unable to feel liberated.

The continued rhetoric of the Bush administration is directly leading us to the outbreak of nuclear war and to ecological destruction. The White House Empire is bipartisan; it seeks to exercise sovereign authority over the planet.

Today, Bush has the fastest free fall approval rating in presidential history. His latest Rose Garden appearance and interactive ness with reporters points to a very disturbed and disconnected president, a man not in control of his faculties; the salesman has lost his pitch.

It is not only enough to lead G. W. Bush in handcuffs, but also to remove corrupt corporate magnets and religious zealots, who continue to write the job description for the position of the White House salesman, from the social and the political spectrum.

Amr Ismail is a Canadian writer based in Europe. He is an independent business consultant. He studied social theory and holds a BA and a Masters in international business. Amr edits Leadaship.com


 

 

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