From a World Herald article published today Sept. 2 written by Paul Goodsell:
Under Bush, the federal deficit has soared. He inherited a budget surplus when he took office in 2001 but has since posted a deficit every year. The projected deficit for fiscal 2009 is $482 billion.
Johanns, who isn't attending the GOP convention, acknowledged that some Nebraskans dislike the president. But he contends that Bush's standing in Nebraska - pro or con - isn't likely to have much impact on future elections, including his own.Come January, Johanns said, there will be a new Congress and a new president, and Bush will get on a plane and leave Washington. “He's just fading away into history,” Johanns said.
As long as Mike is willing to bring up the topic of history, why not elaborate?
It seems that those who were connected to the Bush administration are already planning to remove Bush from the national memory while still continuing many of his atrocious policies. It brings to mind the de-Stalinization tactics of Nikita Khrushchev. Joseph Stalin was completely removed from all state films and his image was wiped away from public places. However, many historians will tell you that life in Soviet Russia generally stayed the same during the 1950s and 1960s.
Wouldn’t it have been nice if after the death of Stalin, a new leader of the same party could have taken the country in a new positive direction? But as our good old friend History tells us, new leaders of the same regime never bring any worthwhile change, only the superficial meant to placate the masses so business as usual can continue. If a person wanted a definition of “business as usual,” they could simply refer to the World Herald article quoted above.
If your history cannot be used to your advantage, it seems best to sweep it under the rug. In the meantime, the same candidate, the candidate of dams (beaver, not hydroelectric), swims with the current for a while until he can gather up enough sticks to start all over again.
Under Bush, the federal deficit has soared. He inherited a budget surplus when he took office in 2001 but has since posted a deficit every year. The projected deficit for fiscal 2009 is $482 billion.
Johanns, who isn't attending the GOP convention, acknowledged that some Nebraskans dislike the president. But he contends that Bush's standing in Nebraska - pro or con - isn't likely to have much impact on future elections, including his own.Come January, Johanns said, there will be a new Congress and a new president, and Bush will get on a plane and leave Washington. “He's just fading away into history,” Johanns said.
As long as Mike is willing to bring up the topic of history, why not elaborate?
It seems that those who were connected to the Bush administration are already planning to remove Bush from the national memory while still continuing many of his atrocious policies. It brings to mind the de-Stalinization tactics of Nikita Khrushchev. Joseph Stalin was completely removed from all state films and his image was wiped away from public places. However, many historians will tell you that life in Soviet Russia generally stayed the same during the 1950s and 1960s.
Wouldn’t it have been nice if after the death of Stalin, a new leader of the same party could have taken the country in a new positive direction? But as our good old friend History tells us, new leaders of the same regime never bring any worthwhile change, only the superficial meant to placate the masses so business as usual can continue. If a person wanted a definition of “business as usual,” they could simply refer to the World Herald article quoted above.
If your history cannot be used to your advantage, it seems best to sweep it under the rug. In the meantime, the same candidate, the candidate of dams (beaver, not hydroelectric), swims with the current for a while until he can gather up enough sticks to start all over again.
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