F R I D A Y , O C T O B E R 2 9 , 2 0 0 4Times of London Rips Bush A New Oneby Michael in New York on 10/29/2004 12:28:00 PMWho better than the Brits to go all medieval on Bush? The Times ofLondon delivers a fiery denouncement of Bush that makes clear howlow we've sunk in the eyes of the world.</p><p> A little taste of theirbrimstone:"The primary function of democracy is not to elect good leaders, sincenobody can predict in advance how a politician will perform.</p><p> It is toeject leaders who have manifestly failed.</p><p> The ability to removeleaders who turn out to be corrupt, dangerous, outrageouslydishonest or manifestly incompetent is the primary privilege and dutyof any democracy.</p><p> And if any leader in our lifetime deserved to beejected by voters, regardless of their ideology or political persuasion,it is surely President Bush," writes the Times of London."To make matters worse, Mr Bush has failed in all these tasks, whilebreaking every promise he made about his character and leadershipstyle.</p><p> Instead of running a bipartisan government of national unity,he has been the most ideological, divisive and extremist leaderAmerica has ever seen.</p><p> Instead of showing humility in hisinternational dealings, his punitive and aggressive foreign policies —not only against Iraq but also against North Korea, Venezuela, Iranand even Germany and France — have transformed America into themost hated country on earth.</p><p> Instead of respecting the primacy ofthe US Constitution, he has imprisoned thousands of people withouttrial or charge — many no doubt dangerous terrorists, but somepresumably just ordinary people caught in the wrong place at thewrong time."Thanks to Mike in Texas for the heads-up on this item.</p><p> Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> HuffPost PoliticsJeffrey Smith: Governor Sebelius Must Veto KansasBill That Endangers Milk Safety - Governor Sebeliuswants to be our new Secretary of Health andHuman Services.</p><p> But before she is sworn in, shehas an important job to...6 minutes agoDaily KosOpen Thread and Diary Rescue - *Tonight's RescueRangers are Louisiana 1976, jlms qkw, shayera,dopper0189, ybruti, and srkp23 with vcmvo2editing.* ~ World order will be secured only ...21 minutes agoCrooks and LiarsC&L's Late Night Music Club: The 50 State Strategywith The Pine Box Boys (CA) - Title: Mr.</p><p> SkeletonArtist: The Pine Box Boys San Francisco isn'tknown for Bluegrass, but maybe if there weremore bands like The Pine Box Boys, it would ...26 minutes agoEschatonThe Stupids - When I was growing up what alwayspissed me off more than anything was when mysense of justice was violated.</p><p> I'm not claiming thatmy sense of such things...53 minutes agoFiredoglakeLate Nite: Michele Bachmann Stars in “Birth of anAberration” - Minnesota's wackiest export treadsthe boards of the Wingnut dinner theater.1 hour agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show All AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Times ...http://www.americablog.com/2004/10/times-of-london-rips-bus... 1 of 64/7/09 12:51 AM
