Bush’s State of the Union: Threats, lies and delusion

[Euphen]

Bush’s State of the Union: Threats, lies and delusion
By Bill Vann
22 January 2004

George W. Bush Tuesday night spelled out an election-year agenda consisting of stepped-up global militarism, the continued looting of the economy to augment the fortunes of America’s super-rich and an appeal to social and religious backwardness.

It was a speech devoid of any new proposals and lacking even a hint of comprehension of the intense political, economic and social crises that are racking American society.

Instead, behind the obvious lies and deliberate distortions, what predominated was the self-delusion of a ruling elite that has never been more distant from the problems facing the vast majority of the American people and believes that reality is whatever it claims it to be.

The annual address is supposedly a solemn occasion in which the government gives an accounting to the people. In reality, the spectacle provides the public with a glimpse into a US political system that increasingly resembles a private millionaires’ club whose wealthy members slap each other on the back and rise in uproarious cheering for statements that they all know are false.

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http://wsws.org/articles/2004/jan2004/bush-j22.shtml

[waterman]

1. Man, what a great article. I can't believe he cranked that out so fast.

I skimmed through it pretty quick, but my goodness, he sure nails it. Good catch, Euphen.

[JPZenger]

2. Good Editorial on SOU in Phila Inquirer

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/7765909.htm

[teryang]

3. Could happen

<Bush’s emphasis on terror and on the supposed US mission to wage a crusade for “regime changes” wherever it sees fit constitutes a stark warning that new shocks may well be in store before Election Day in November. Elements within the administration may well see another terrorist attack or another war as the most effective means of deflecting political opposition and solidifying the administration’s grip on power, with or without a vote.>