I'm not quite sure why the new book by Bill Press, "Bush Must Go", hasn't received the attention it should. Maybe it's because there just so many Bush-must-go-and-here's-why books on the market right now. It's definitely a bookseller's market. In any case, "Bush Must Go" is on my list of books to read in the very near future.
An excerpt from the book on Press' website gives you a taste - and provides the 10 reasons that Bush must go. Each one of the reasons is a chapter unto itself in the book:
Reason #1 –-The War In Iraq: He Misled Our Nation Into WarTaken individually, any one of the 11 reasons above demand that the Bush administration be shown the door in Nov., 2004. As an aggregate, the list presents a blueprint for indictments that should surely follow the Bush regime.
Reason #2 – The War on Terror: He Made Us Less Safe from Terrorism
Reason #3 – Jobs: He Put 3 Million Americans Out of Work
Reason #4 – The Deficit: He Spent Money Like a Drunken Sailor
Reason #5 – The Patriot Act: He Undermined Our Most Basic Freedoms
Reason #6 – Crony Capitalism: He Sold America Out to Special Interests
Reason #7 – Foreign Policy: He Ruined America’s Standing in the World
Reason #8 – The Environment: He’s the Worst.President.Ever.
Reason #9 – Broken Promises: He’s a Divider, Not a Uniter
Reason #10 – The Credibility Gap: He Never Tells the Truth
Bonus Reason – Florida: He Stole the 2000 Election
And here's a quick excerpt...
The election of 2004 is not about whether you like George Bush better than John Kerry. The election of 2004 is about one thing only: It is a referendum on George Bush’s record. It is a referendum on the disastrous policies of George W. Bush. It is our only chance to get rid of him before he can do any more damage – to our nation, to our environment, and to our children’s future.
...I admit, it was tough, writing this book. There are a thousand reasons why George Bush doesn’t deserve a second term, and didn’t deserve a first one. But, to save time and trees, I had to limit my list to the TOP TEN – and that was hard.
The whole thing comes down to a concept I've been trying to drive home - that George W. Bush unchained (reselected for another 4 years and unrestrained by the need to run for another term) is an unthinkably scary thought for the future of this country. We can quibble later about whether John Kerry's a long term solution. At least I'm comfortable that John Kerry has a conscience.
