Did you know that Bush's Neverending War on "Terror" is just like the American Revolution? Well, according to Incurious George is it. Speaking at a commemoration of George Washington's 275th birthday at Mount Vernon today, Bush made actually made that comparison.
From MSNBC:
"President Bush honored the 275th birthday of the nation’s first president on Monday, likening George Washington’s long struggle that gave birth to a nation to the war on global terrorism.
"Today, we’re fighting a new war to defend our liberty and our people and our way of life," said Bush, standing in front of Washington’s home and above a mostly frozen Potomac River."
That's bad enough, but he went on to say:
"And as we work to advance the cause of freedom around the world, we remember that the father of our country believed that the freedoms we secured in our revolution were not meant for Americans alone."
Now, it's really tough for me to figure out whether he's just lying or predicting our future. Consider that, to Bush, those "freedoms we secured in our revolution..." really are "...meant for Americans alone."
Just ask U.S. District Judge James Robertson, who ruled in December that "Guantanamo Bay detainees do not have the right to challenge their imprisonment in U.S. courts."
Or surviving Cheney hunting buddy Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who believes that "the freedoms we secured in our revolution were not meant for" Guantánamo detainees. SOURCE
Or even the Boy King himself, whose administration agrees with Scalia.
We all expect Bush to lie just about every time he opens his moth, so this type of statement comes as no surprise, but I'm thinking there might be some underlying truth to it after all. Maybe, Bush is just thinking ahead to the day when he and his cohorts get done shredding our Consitution and we have the same "rights" as the Gitmo detainees. Namely, none.
Oh, and for the (more) sickening part of the speech, try this:
"I feel right at home here. After all, this is the home of the first George W."
Gag me with a shovel