Daily Kos :: The Alternate Reality of George W. Bush

Daily Kos :: The Alternate Reality of George W. Bush: "When Attorney General John Ashcroft resigned on November 9th, he stated in his resignation letter to President George W. Bush, 'The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved.'

When did that happen?


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Convinced that the liberal media had buried this bit of extraordinary news, I searched through newspaper archives to try and figure out at what point America had been secured from crime and terror.

It turns out that John Ashcroft is apparently delusional, because the Department of Homeland Security has the terror level set to 'Elevated,' which is defined as a 'significant risk of terrorist attacks.'

If we're at a significant risk of terrorist attacks, how could John Ashcroft say the goal of securing America from terror had been achieved? Only in the bizarre alternate-reality world of the Bush administration, where up is down, left is right, and deficit spending is the key to a strong economy, would a cabinet official make such a claim.

I believe John Ashcroft's reasoning is along these lines: We have not had another terrorist attack since Sept. 11, 2001; therefore, we are safe from terrorists.

John Ashcroft isn't the only current or former member of the Bush administration wearing rose-colored glasses. Actually, I'm pretty sure they all are, from President Bush on down, and extending across the United States to Bush supporters in every state.

George W. Bush has lived under a protective bubble from the moment he was elected president, as his handlers keep him blissfully unaware of what is happening outside the walls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; as far as Mr. Bush is concerned, life is peachy. How else to explain the fact that Bush could not answer a reporter's question regarding any mistakes Bush had made as president. To George W. Bush, he hasn't made any mistakes."