Bush and his Deranged Followers

Did you see George W. Bush's last press conference? What an embarrassment! Bush is either totally insane or he is a pathological liar. He tried to defend his failed presidency, claiming that he has defended the U.S. from terrorism (if you don't count 9/11!), and tried to put a smiley face on the Katrina disaster. He claims that his economic policies were a success (if you don't count the last two years). He even tried to blame Bill Clinton for the recession in his first term.

Has he been hiding in a fox hole somewhere? All economic indicators (unemployment, poverty, inequality, etc.) have been on a nosedive since he took office. Over 2 million jobs have been lost in the last year alone, and fewer than 3 million jobs have been created in his 8 year term (compared to 20 million under Clinton!).

Evidently Bush has been watching Faux News. I had a "discussion" with some conservative Republican relatives of my partner recently and they blamed the media for the current economic crisis! It's the media's fault that people are losing their jobs and their houses! Or they point to 9/11 and Katrina to explain away Bush's economic problems. Poor Bush has been unfairly blamed for the recession. This is what Faux News (Hannity, O'Reilly, etal.) are telling their brain-washed audience.

Bush and Cheney are on a PR campaign to cover up their incompetence and crimes. Most people are not buying their lies, at least those who don't watch Faux News.