Sorry it's been a while; I've been busy doing not-political things. But while I was in my car on Friday, I heard the tragic news that Tim Russert, the host of Meet the Press among other things, had died suddenly of a heart attack. Although I've never seen his show and I doubt I would have agreed with him on any point, it's always sad to see a relatively young man and father with young children pulled away from his family. My sincere condolences go to his family and his coworkers.
But this brings me to something that has really bothered me for a long time. Rush Limbaugh calls the unadulterated and unexplainable hatred for George Bush the Bush Derangement Syndrome. I don't have a better name for it, so I'll use that for now. Now, please keep in mind, George Bush has not been the greatest president since Lincoln by any stretch of the imagination, but he's been a good president. But there are a lot of people out there (I'm sure you can think of one person) who loathes the President with every fiber of their being.
In many of their cases, they can't really explain why they hate him so much; if you ask them for a specific reason, they'll just sputter and say something about blood for oil and staging 9-11. But when it comes to arguing his policy, they have no idea.
I can't decide whether to despise these people or just feel sorry for them. But when I do decide, I'll be sure to let you know.
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