President Bush is Out of Touch

Just as he has so many times before, on September 13, 2007 President Bush addressed the nation about the Iraqi war. I, like so many others who voted for Bush, have grown disillusioned with the current administration and with Republicanism altogether. How can a man with so many advisors and with so much available information, veer so far out of touch with the nation? How can a man, who has dropped so far in the polls, face television cameras and speak with a straight face? Is he mocking us? Does he think his gross ignorance is attractive?

I was sitting there, trying to listen, but all I could hear was blah, blah, blah. I flipped several channels, but all I could see was a big Texan face. "Blah, blah, blah, Iraq, blah, Al Qaida, blah, blah!" George Bush has a case of the blahs, and I now have a case of the blues. I never thought that a repeat episode of Grey's Anatomy, that I already had on DVR, would take precedence over an "important announcement from the President."

I pulled out the vacuum and start to unwind the cord. My dog is ready and waiting to bark at the wail of my Hoover. Something has to drown out the sounds of bullshit emanating from my television. My vacuuming is done, but the blahs continue. I balance my checkbook, wipe down my kitchen counters, and go to the bathroom. He's still talking? The stink from the TV is worse than that now coming from my bathroom! Where does long windedness come from? Is it genetic, or do they learn that in Texas? How long does it take for a grown man, who is supposedly intelligent (I've yet to see it), to tell the nation that he knows we want out of the war, that he doesn't want out, and that he's the President (la-ti-da) and can do what he wants? I've written this article and yet the president is still talking. Next someone will come on television and rehash what he's just said; except they'll use bigger (and correctly pronounced) words.

I listen, and I wonder: why doesn't someone save him from himself? At least he isn't aware of how he looks. People wonder why so many countries hate us. It's because we chose arrogance, ignorance, and ineptitude over intelligence, patience, and charisma. It is because the person we chose to represent us has decided to forgo the wants and cries of a nation, so that he may carry on a personal agenda. This is how we look to the outside world!

Next year's presidential election is more important than any other in history. We, as a nation, must band together and vote for change. Our collective voice must be heard. We must let the world know that we do not agree with Bush. We must shout out that his policies are not our policies, that useless wars are not what we crave. We must vote for change because, as much as I love to balance my checkbook, I'd much rather listen, respectfully, to our fearless leader (without cringing or needing to quash my gag reflex).