Bush the Neoliberal

The Washington Post ^ | May 29, 2007 | Richard Cohen

[decimon]

Years ago, someone coined the term "neoliberal." I was never sure what it meant, and it has since fallen into disuse, but whatever the case, I'd like to revive (and mangle) the term and apply it -- brace yourself -- to George W. Bush. He's more liberal than you might think.

You recoil, I know. After all, the conventional wisdom is that Bush is the most conservative of all presidents, an advocate of limited government, minimal taxes and, when it comes to the quintessentially liberal concern with civil liberties, the man who gave us the twin black eyes of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. It's an appalling record.

[SierraWasp]

"Won't they be upset?"

Like former Governor Pete Wilson once said about one who should be Governor today, (Tom McClintock) "(bleep 'em), they're (bleepin) irrelavant!"

[Czar]

"...former Governor Pete Wilson..."

"former" -- ah yes, this prefatory term has such a nice ring to it. Now, if only we could speed up award of the same honor to the Austrian...

[SierraWasp]

Well, Czar... Everybody's so pist at the President over border boggling amnesty that I might as well drop my tagline about our Goobernatorial Goof-up!!!

This stupid, useless immigration flap is sucking all the oxygen out of my predicted timing of the next CA Recall!!!

[Czar]

"This stupid, useless immigration flap is sucking all the oxygen out of my predicted timing of the next CA Recall!!!"

I know, Wasp, but first things first. We'll get around to the Austrian weasel in due course.

[calcowgirl]

Whoah... what a thread! Was someone handing out free koolaide?

[FredHunter08]

“I am one of President Bush most loyal followers and one of his most loyal defenders, I am very proud of it. It is a Badge of Honor.”

“...most loyal followers”. Blind loyalty to a single politician - faith, in fact - is dangerous to liberty. Being a blind follower is no badge of honor, but a badge of pity.

[Czar]

"Was someone handing out free koolaide?"

I don't know about the Wasp, but I was told it was Jack Daniels...

[calcowgirl]

It looks like something hallucinogenic, to me. ;-)

[Issaquahking]

I got a new tag line to help sum parts of the problem...


First clue...starts with an R, and ends with an O, used to be part of the IN club....

[Czar]

"It looks like something hallucinogenic, to me. ;-)"

JD can occasionally have that effect...

[Issaquahking]

Jveritas,


You're an F'n idiot. I've met some of the freepers in real life that you harass...they are patriots...you, are just a fool's tool.