Thursday, February 28, 2008

Why Bush wants Clinton

Yes. And this gets at one of the most unbearable aspects of George W. Bush's character--his unbelievable obsession with how he's thought of by others. This obsession, however, does not include modern-day Americans, who he evidently feels are too stupid and shortsighted to grasp the expansive wisdom of his plans. Instead, he is obsessed 1) with how future generations view him and 2) how afraid the terrorists are of him. Is he the worst president we've ever had? Maybe. But he really is the most vain president we've ever had. Clinton certainly had a fair amount of self-love, though it certainly didn't stop him from, you know, actually running the country reasonably well. Clinton still felt the pull of public opinion, Bush does not. This man needs a self-esteem drop.
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The Man, The Myth, The Bio

East Bay, California, United States
Problem: I have lots of opinions on politics and culture that I need to vent. If I do not do this I will wind up muttering to myself, and that's only like one or two steps away from being a hobo. Solution: I write two blogs. A political blog that has some evident sympathies (pro-Obama, mostly liberal though I dissent on some issues, like guns and trade) and a culture blog that does, well, cultural essays in a more long-form manner. My particular thing is taking overrated things (movies, mostly, but other things too) down a peg and putting underrated things up a peg. I'm sort of the court of last resort, and I tend to focus on more obscure cultural phenomena.