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About Me :
I'm a grownup nerd living in the Boston burbs. I write computer programs for a living and plays for fun.
I'm married to a wonderful woman, and we share a nice little house with our daughter and our cats.
I'm a humanist, a technologist, an artist, and an idealist. I believe in reason, freedom, love, equality,
and democracy. (Did I mention that I'm
an idealist? I did, OK.)
I'm also a pragmatist and an empiricist. I reject ideology and dogma, especially when they conflict with
practical facts (i.e., pretty much always). I particularly hate willful ignorance, which tends to go hand-in-hand
with ideology and dogma.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Saturday, December 06, 2003
Miserable Failure
Well, it's true! George W Bush is a miserable failure. What other term can you possibly apply to a guy who single-handedly turned a massive government surplus into record deficits? What other term can you apply to a guy who utterly pissed away the post-9/11 goodwill of the entire world, united behind America? What can you say about a guy who lied us into an unnecessary and hugely expensive war, and now has no idea how to get us out -- or even a good explanation of just what he was trying to accomplish? I think miserable failure, if anything, is an understatement. How about worst President ever?
This is a topic I mean to address in real depth at some time. At the moment, I'm a little preoccupied with my job. When I get time to write, I've been writing a full-length play, which isn't about George W. Bush, but is definitely influenced by him. The play will get its first reading in April, at which time I'll be able to say that I have a more nuanced statement to make than "miserable failure".
Well, it's true! George W Bush is a miserable failure. What other term can you possibly apply to a guy who single-handedly turned a massive government surplus into record deficits? What other term can you apply to a guy who utterly pissed away the post-9/11 goodwill of the entire world, united behind America? What can you say about a guy who lied us into an unnecessary and hugely expensive war, and now has no idea how to get us out -- or even a good explanation of just what he was trying to accomplish? I think miserable failure, if anything, is an understatement. How about worst President ever?
This is a topic I mean to address in real depth at some time. At the moment, I'm a little preoccupied with my job. When I get time to write, I've been writing a full-length play, which isn't about George W. Bush, but is definitely influenced by him. The play will get its first reading in April, at which time I'll be able to say that I have a more nuanced statement to make than "miserable failure".
