Bush extended clan urges against his re-election

[Dennis Gonzalez]

Offbeat - AFP


Bush extended clan urges against his re-election

Mon Oct 25, 2:03 PM ET AFP



WASHINGTON (AFP) - A wing of the extended George W. Bush political clan is lobbying actively for his defeat at the polls in November's presidential election, and formed a group, "Bush Relatives for Kerry," to ensure that happens.

"As the election approaches, we feel it is our responsibility to speak out about why we are voting for John Kerry, and to do our small part to help America heal from the sickness it has suffered since George Bush was appointed president in 2000," the group says on its website www.BushRelativesforKerry.com.


The group is founded by sisters Tracy Cannon and Hilary House, cousins of the president.


"The very thing that our president, my cousin, criticizes (Kerry) for is exactly what makes him a natural leader, the ability to see when an error has been made and to be willing to do whatever it takes to fix it, wrote Cannon, one of several members of the family to endorse Kerry on the website.


"The overwhelming arrogance and knee jerk mentality that has consumed our government as of late will lead only to further mayhem and more rash decisions. It must stop."


House added: "George W. Bush is a man of limited vision and seemingly little compassion ... I have always known that John Kerry has the greater good of not only our country, but the world as a whole in mind."


"George W. Bush's grandfather and my grandmother were brother and sister," she continued.


"It makes me sad that I cannot with good conscience vote for a member of my family ... however today the lives of so many people hang in the balance, that my role as an American is far more important than that of a cousin."

[patricia]

[QUOTE=Dennis Gonzalez]Offbeat - AFP


Bush extended clan urges against his re-election

Mon Oct 25, 2:03 PM ET AFP



WASHINGTON (AFP)


The group is founded by sisters Tracy Cannon and Hilary House, cousins of the president.


"The very thing that our president, my cousin, criticizes (Kerry) for is exactly what makes him a natural leader, the ability to see when an error has been made and to be willing to do whatever it takes to fix it, wrote Cannon, one of several members of the family to endorse Kerry on the website.QUOTE]


Being strong and resolute only makes sense if the right decision has been made and the strength and resoluteness is part of carrying the plan through. If new information is uncovered, the real leader is not one who, despite that, sticks stubbornly to the wrong path, for fear of losing face.
I think that in George W's case, he is so focussed on his original wrong decision to invade Iraq, that he cannot bring himself to then say, "I was wrong. Now, what can we do to salvage this mess?"
He hasn't yet learned the basic premise, that if he keeps on doing the same thing, he will keep on getting the same result, in this case, chaos, with no end in sight...................ever.

We need look no further back in history than to the history of the Israel/Palistine situation and the India/Pakistan situation, since the arbitrary re-drawing of their boundries by the British in 1947. The hawks on both sides in India and Pakistan have been arguing about Kashmir ever since, along with their own lust for more territory for fifty years.
One wonders if having a militaristic society, which that part of the world has, is ever going to bring peace to the region, indeed, to any region in the world? Launching attacks has not brought lasting results, but any other options have not succeeded either. There is a militaristic culture, over several generations now, which sees only miliatary action as the solution to conflict.
I think that Mr Bush and his associates are following that same path, which can only lead to more and more wars, with peace still being, at best, elusive. This is good news for those who profit, big-time, from a constant state of war, somewhere in the world, but does not bode well for those of us who wish for perhaps an uneasy, but still a peaceful co-existance.
I wonder what Mr Bush's Presidency would have had any purpose, had he not launched his attack on Iraq. He seems to revel in his role of Commander In Chief. Being President of a peaceful nation seems beyond his grasp, being the more difficult role.

[Sergio Zamora]

Hey, maybe Tom S can get his mug on that site.

[patricia]

AND, look at this.
The same story appears in my local paper, The Calgary Herald, today:


DISTANT BUSH KIN CHEERING KERRY

AP/Boston

There goes their invitation to the ranch.
Seven distant relatives of President George W. Bush have created a web-site urging visitors: Please Don't Vote For Our Cousin

The Bush relatives, supporters of Democratic challenger John Kerry, say they've never met the President but disagree with his policies ranging from the war in Iraq to the environment.

The website was launched in late September "to help America to heal from the sickness it has suffered since George Bush was appointed president in 2000".

"I don't really feel like it's a betrayal," said Sheila HOuse, the president's second cousin and co-creator of the site.

The people behind the website are all grandchildren of Mary Bush House, the sister Prescott Bush, wo was the father and grandfather of the two Bush presidents. THat makes them second cousins of the president.

The idea came about when Kerry spotted Sheila House's cousin, Jeanny House, at a rally waving a sign that read "Bush Relative for Kerry." Kerry joked about creating a website.