Who got us into this mess, and why?

From Radio Progresso's IN THE UNITED STATES column:

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Have some heavyweight members of the old wealthy families reached a consensus that George W. Bush constitutes a clear and present danger to their fortunes’ future? Have the CPAs of the truly well-born advised the families that the current occupant of the White House may have misplaced his mittens?

Sporadic editorials from establishment house organs like the New York Times, Washington Post and LA Times should alert the newly enlivened Democrats that they could receive substantial support from some of the upper crust. The message also arrived at the office of White House Adviser Karl Rove – a man as sensitive to potential power shifts as he is insensitive to human suffering.

But how does Rove go about repairing the damage done to the confidence of the well born – and the others who voted Republican because they thought W would bring stability and economic prudence – without having the president admit that he made serious errors of judgments about war and peace (life and death) and economic priorities? President Bush has asked for $87 billion more to “deal with Iraq and Afghanistan” while he has little to show for it: 300-plus servicemen and women dead, thousands wounded, thousands more sick with strange infirmities. And Saddam remains missing along with Osama bin Laden and the Anthrax scoundrel.

Bush has bullied his tax cut through Congress while spending about $200 billion he has not figured out how to compensate with income. He has wrecked the foreign policy alliances and partnerships that the liberal establishment considered vital pillars of stability. The UN has never felt shakier and serious bickering undermines the common interests that the old guard has with its counterparts in France and Germany. Repair all this? A formidable task!

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