Twenty Years Of George W. Bush
s we look back on the
soon-to-be-celebrated twentieth anniversary of the presidency of George W. Bush,
it's important to view the overall outlook of what He has accomplished since
He's taken office, and not dwell on the details of specific events, like the
four Stock Market crashes and the six wars we've had during this time, as well
as the replacing of the U.S. Constitution with the Presidential Powers Act,
which gave Mr. Bush and His cabinet total authority over all aspects of the
government until such time as He deemed it necessary to relinquish control. Even
the public execution of the New York Times own Managing Editorial staff two
years ago could in the long run seen to be a boon for Mr. Bush's bold idea of a
new, unified media.
The big picture is much more telling. The United States has made itself,
thanks to Mr. Bush and his bold policies, the most powerful nation in the
history of the human race. Mr. Bush rightly saw that the old United Nations, the
diminished remnants of which now preside in its new headquarters in Geneva, was
an irrelevant institution that needed to be destroyed in order to be saved, and
that the United States, as the sole remaining military power, had a need to
assert itself not just for its own interests, but to free the world from the
oppression of lesser tyrants like Saddam Hussein. It's a vision that would never
have come to pass if the late Al Gore had managed to steal the Presidency twenty
years ago, and those who spoke against against it early on have rightly been
imprisoned or executed in the name of that vision, along with many of the
leaders of the now-illegal Democratic Party.
Yet, despite the many things the Bush administration has accomplished over
the last two decades, there is still much left to be done. Terrorist nations
such as England, which broke away from America after our liberation of Syria,
still need to be freed from oppression. France and Germany are rumored to be
having alliances with the former regimes of Afghanistan and Iraq. Defense
Secretary Tom DeLay spoke chillingly of Russia's possible complicity in hiding
Saddam Hussein, and of the repressive regime of China. Even Japan, once a
staunch ally, is rumored to be harboring terrorists. But just as the Middle East
has been pacified, so too will the remaining countries of the world.
There have been some dark moments and miscalculations. Osama bin Laden has
yet to be captured, as has Saddam Hussein. The accidental shooting of Prime
Minister John Howard during a hunting trip while visiting George W. Bush's Texas
Ranch caused some tension with Australia until it was discovered that the
killers were in fact part of an organized attempt by the few remaining left-wing
organizations, and they were dealt with swiftly and soundly by our brave
soldiers. And Mr. Bush has yet to explain why there has been no investigation of
the US Air Force's bombing of San Francisco four months ago, and we ask again
that He at least provide some proof that former leaders of the outlawed
Democratic Party were meeting there.
Despite all of this, no one argues that, under the leadership of George W.
Bush, America has prospered and and advanced. And as the country prepares once
more for battle, this time with the former members of the European Union, we can
look with fondness over the events of the years past: the stunning military
victories over such countries as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, and
Jordan, the swelling of the military's ranks due to patriotic fervor (And not,
as the few remaining critics point out, because of the fourteen million jobs
that have been lost since He took office), and the freeing of corporations from
excessive regulation and taxation. The need for more mansions and yachts for the
wealthy has, as the Bush administration predicted, spurred a growth in jobs that
will in time compensate for the losses incurred due to the economic failures of
liberal politicians. In short, it has never been a better time to live in
America.
So we congratulate Mr. Bush on a very successful twenty years, and look
forward with eager anticipation to what will come next.