Monday, December 02, 2002

I just got through reading Dilulio's letter to the Esquire author. It is an interesting example of a man's inner-struggle to resolve a contradiction between what he wants to believe and what his senses tell him is the truth. He wants to go on pretending that the Bushies are truly likable. He goes to great pains to sing the praises of Bush and Rove and the others. Yet he still can't resist the temptation to make snide comments about their attitude towards policy matters. I suspect that Dilulio is not yet ready to admit that there really is something wrong at the heart of the Bush administration. He sincerely wants to believe there is a Santa Clause in Bush/Rove's heart but he is finding it increasingly difficult dealing with the contradiction presented by their behavior. You know, I think the problem that DiLulio and others is that they make an assessment of Bush that says, "he is a nice guy who really does care about people, he just isn't very good at showing it" (DiLulio's general take on the Bushies problem with discussing policy instead of PR). Bush seems sincere to them (as I'm sure Ted Bundy must have seemed sincere to his friends). But DiLulio just can't figure out how to explain the disconnect between that impression of Bush and what Bush actually does. Remember that this is a guy who spent a lot of time with Bush (comparitively). Is it any wonder that many avergage American's have a difficult time acknowledging that there is another possible explanation for what is going on?

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