Monday, August 11, 2008

Why Misgovernment Was No Accident in Bush's Washington

"Fantastic misgovernment of the kind we have seen is not an accident, nor is it the work of a few bad individuals. It is the consequence of triumph by a particular philosophy of government, by a movement that understands the liberal state as a perversion and considers the market the ideal nexus of human society. This movement is friendly to industry not just by force of campaign contributions but by conviction; it believes in entrepreneurship not merely in commerce but in politics; and the inevitable results of its ascendance are, first, the capture of the state by business and, second, all that follows: incompetence, graft, and all the other wretched flotsam that we've come to expect from Washington."

Ever seen hyenas at a kill? At first they trickle in, wary. Then, with increasing speed, they rush in until a swarm overwhelms the site, with cackling, snarling and chaos the end result.

I've made My point.

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