Reply #1: Institutional memory is pretty much dead on negative issues...

[punpirate]

... regarding Bush. If they weren't, the news media would be harping on Bush's remarks in his inaugural address that the United States would be a "humble" nation, and domestically, about "compassionate conservatism" not delivering on its, and Bush's, promises.

They haven't, to date, and they won't. It's all about money, and how much the corporate types will get from the Republicans as opposed to the Democrats.

Democrats could hammer those issues, but they won't get any play in U.S. media for doing so.

But, you're right--Bush had no plan to improve things in this country, except for the rich. That plan has been only partially achieved. Bush and his cronies have more to accomplish. They can't do that without compromising the news media, holding out the carrot to them, and promising the media much, much more than they already have.

If the media had nothing to gain by praising Bush, they'd have been squashing Bush into his political coffin six months after his inauguration. It's all about money.

Cheers.

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