Zach Wendling at, In the Agora, has a post entitled Why, Again. Mr. Wendling has found a way to explain the inexplicable. Why does the Bush administration do what it does?
They are a highly dedicated and creative troupe of improvisational Surrealist performance artists*. Rather than following some ideological agenda, every aspect of this White House seeks to top the previously held conceptions with ever more outlandish behaviour and policy decisions.
Let’s imagine how this works. The premise: a highly-unpopular President with no political capital is looking for a way to rescue some sort of legacy for his administration. There are many pedestrian themes one could play on to bring this scenario to resolution, but Team Bush came up with the most unexpected: go after the remaining 28% of his supporters and try his best to alienate them. Brilliant!
Bravo, Mr. Wendling. Bravo!
I agree with your assessment of Zach’s post. I’m so ready for Bush to be out of there.