How much deceit can Americans tolerate?
The front page of the March 14 New York Times story about the Bush Administration’s intimidation of Medicare actuary Richard S. Foster begs the question, how much deceit can this nation stomach? Bush’s deliberate twisting of critical facts and details concerning our national health policy, as well as foreign, fiscal, energy, education and environmental policies is appalling, and disturbingly, all too commonplace.
In 2000, George W. Bush pledged over and over again to restore honor and dignity to the White House. Unfortunately, he did not bring with him the key character trait needed to accomplish this feat: trustworthiness. One thing that has been proven after nearly fours years in office: Bush has mastered the politics of deceit. He and his administration will misrepresent, distort and suppress plain facts, and say anything in order to insure his own political survival. And he will do this without regard for the integrity of our institutions or the well being of our citizens. Two cases in point are those of Richard Foster and Ambassador Joe Wilson’s wife, where threats and intimidation have been employed. This year, finally, Americans need to say, “Enough”! Dishonest leadership is neither steady, sound, nor safe. It is reckless.
Lynnwood
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