Bushwatch Megadrive

There's an amazing piece over here all about the road to Traitorgate, how closely entwined it is with Bush the son's deep-rooted, ah, issues with his dad and how easily his neoconservative Richelieu's may have manipulated them. The piece does a great job outlining why the White House's contempt for Ambassador Joe Wilson was so personal - pathetic, crude and snide, too - and almost certainly emanated from the top dog himself.

Go and read it. It's called 'I'll Believe in Santa Claus Before I'll Believe Dubya Didn't Know About TraitorGate' and it says things like -

So Poppys best friend Scowcroft (who's already on record for publicly calling Junior a fuckup) carries Wilson's article down to the White House and swats Junior over the head with it like a dog that had peed on the rug. Acting as a stand-in for his war veteran dad, holding Wilson up as a model of patriotism and bravery while laughing at Nintendo boy for launching a foolish war from the comfort of his Barcalounger.

Jesus tapdancing Christ. You think THAT didn't raise every hair on the back of Junior's neck?

And also -

Why would he allow Joe Wilson to have the limelight and shit all over his big PR campaign? 'Cos Wilson was Poppy's guy, that's why, Bush is his mama's boy -- as Arianna noted, he's a guy born on third base who thinks he's hit a triple. He can't talk back to Poppy. Hell, he can't even talk back to Scowcroft. But he sure could grind Joe Wilson into the ground with a faux-cowboy boot heel.

Which as well as being psychologically astute - is damn nice writing too. Enjoy.

And while I'm on the subject of Traitorgate, this well-publicised article about the fetid atmosphere in the Führerbunker... I mean, White House... includes the following observation of the Leader of the Free World® -

Presidential advisers and friends say Bush is a mass of contradictions: cheerful and serene, peevish and melancholy, occasionally lapsing into what he once derided as the "blame game."

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this commonly known as... 'Bi-Polar Personality Disorder'? Often seen in those who have or - have been through - severe addictive crises.

Alcohol, cocaine for example.