Everyone Gets A Prize

God, yes, the sense of entitlement among Americans is staggering. It’s why 12-year-olds talk to teachers as though they are less than equals and their parents will defend them. New grads go to work for companies where they expect awards for showing up on time and doing what they’re asked to do. It’s maddening.And I just love that quote from Bush. It’s no different than, “I think everyone can agree, I was president for eight years!” *smirk*, *look around for approval during insufferable pregnant pause*.

“”I think everyone can agree, I was president for eight years!”I don’t agree. He was a PINO. He was a figurehead and it certainly appeared that Cheney and Rove pulled the strings.

first prefacing by saying that I am indeed in favor of every child getting some recognition for their participation, and further noting that in most cases, I’d like that generosity balanced by rules of quality of participation (poor sportsmanship, for instance, shouldn’t get rewarded), nevertheless, I do think Pres. Bush gets the participation award. In fact, I’d argue that he already got it, when he had the lunch with all the past presidents.All that said, I agree that last night’s speech was a painful waste of oxygen (not that Bush cares overmuch about that sort of thing).

It was sad to behold. Used to be, he could start a company with other people’s money, run it into the ground, come away richer, then brag to people about what a good businessman he was. Unless you were in that inner circle of suckers that had given him money, you really didn’t know what a bullshitting doof he was.We all know how this went, though. He can’t hide it, he can’t bullshit his way out of it. We all know.Look for more statements on the order of “what Obama will have to do, or understand”, or “he’ll see it’s a tough job” out of Bush in the coming weeks. He wants everyone to understand he did a good job, and it was tough one, and here, lemme give you some advice about what to expect.He’s one of those people that wants everyone to acknowledge his efforts but doesn’t actually want to do the efforts part.On some level, he feels the criticism. The sad part is, he doesn’t understand why people are so mad at him. He literally doesn’t get it.

In the last eight years, G.W. Bush has never given any real consideration to the cataclysmic pain and suffering his “decisions” might cause.People who act in this manner are not called “decisive.”They are called sociopaths.

His obliviousness was obvious during his last press conference: He doesn’t get that he was solely responsible for the lives and deaths of so many people. His smirking chuckles about the job not being lonely spoke volumes. Hell, when I was a CO I felt that burden clearly and that was only a little more than a hundred people. But I guess my problem was I cared.

Related to the whole legacy of keeping us safe BS, anyone else catch this article yesterday(at link): CIA director: Harsh interrogations were effective.

Favorite line: Whether waterboarding is torture is “an uninteresting question for the CIA,” Hayden told reporters at CIA headquarters Thursday. Does Hayden have an entry in the Dickipedia? I had dinner with the guy a couple of times (once pre-9/11 and once post-) and didn’t see his transformation coming so I take this stuff somewhat personally. When I heard him say in late 2001 that the intell collection laws didn’t need to be changed I assumed he meant because we could easily do our jobs with the restrictions in place (which we could), not because he was using bush lackey legal opinions to justify law breaking.

Yep, I suppose I did prove that assuming makes an ass out of me and him.

Jonestown was also probably a tough decision, but by cracky Jim Jones made it. Where’s his library?

September 11 , 2001 happened while Bush was President. Considering how incredibly INEPT his administration was, I have no doubt they ignored all 9/11 warnings. Condolezza Rice ignored the memo about terrorists using airplanes as weapons of terror.Also, Bush also kicked out the UN weapons inspectors, who were on the ground and DOING THEIR JOBS in his RUSH TO WAR in Iraq.Proof?Google:”U.S advises weapons inspectors to leave Iraq”

September 11 , 2001 happened while Bush was President. Considering how incredibly INEPT his administration was, I have no doubt they ignored all 9/11 warnings. Condolezza Rice ignored the memo about terrorists using airplanes as weapons of terror.Also, Bush also kicked out the UN weapons inspectors, who were on the ground and DOING THEIR JOBS in his RUSH TO WAR in Iraq.Proof?Google:”U.S advises weapons inspectors to leave Iraq”

(As I said – wickedly witty.)

I still like Garrison Keillor’s moniker for Bush best,”current occupant”, when referring to him over these past few years.On the trophies for participation, I don’t think its a good idea, nor does it work all that well. Kids still know and prefer to win the game than lose, and at least when they get past the toddler stage, realize winning is more fun. And from a mom’s point of view, money that could be better spent otherwise is poured into having these trophies purchased, and if your kid is in several sports, they pile up pretty quickly. BTW I’m all for games that don’t have winners and losers, and they were my favorites as a kid (can’t give examples, they were staged by groups I was in like the park district, and they obviously didn’t really catch on in popularity).

I agree with camel54! What an entitled country we are, and as a democracy we elected the quintessential entitled poster child for president. We got what we deserved, only this time everybody wasn’t a winner. We are only now just realizing this.It is refreshing to be in China now, since only the wealthy kids feel entitled. The rest work hard, save their money, and don’t do a whole lot of whining.