The results of the presidential election may have indicated a return to sanity for the US government but that news does not seem to have reached to into the White House. As the rest of us are celebrating Barack Obama's win, President Bush sees this time as a dangerous one. One of the great things about this country and our system of government is that we can peacefully manage the transfer of power from one administration/political party to another. Mr. Bush et al never got that memo and are now saying we are vulnerable due to the transition, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/us/politics/07transition.html?hp.
While Dubya's comments were meant to refer to terrorists who could exploit this time, his comments suggested the real problems may be with his staff and political appointees.
“For the next 75 days, all of us must ensure that the next president and his team can hit the ground running,” Mr. Bush said in an emotional speech to hundreds of employees of the executive branch on the South Lawn of the White House. He urged them to “conduct yourselves with the decency and professionalism that you have shown throughout my time in office.”
One has to wonder why such comments are even needed. Perhaps some remember back to when the then-incoming Dubya staffers complained that the outgoing Clinton staffers trashed the place — allegations that were later proven to be false but who ever reads retractions or apologies buried on page 28? Even if one were to believe the worst of the claims from back then, no one ever thought the Clinton admin was going to do anything to threaten our national security. I have become so used to Dubya's fear mongering that I am surprised this statment was made last week. I guess there were no bin Laden tapes to leak at the last minute like in 2004.
Of course, little this man does makes any sense to me. According to the same article:
“As we head into the final stretch, I ask you to remain focused on the goals ahead,” Mr. Bush said, his lips pursed and his face reddening slightly. “I will be honored to stand with you at the finish line.”
Whatever that means.
AlysonChadwick.com 