How Many Brinks to Pass?
By MISSYCOMLEY BEATTIE My dictionary defines ‘brink’ as ‘the point at which something, typically an unwelcome or disastrous event, is about to happen.’ Seems we’ve left the brink behind and moved into those disasters many times under the leadership of George W. Bush. The decision to go to war is one, followed by torture, rendition, spying on American citizens, and, of course, the brink in New Orleans when Bush knew the levees would be breached but was passive and, later, said, “Who’d have known?” How many brinks are we going to allow, especially, when Bush is too stubborn and inept to pull us back, away from danger? Now, George W. is giving his speeches to garner support for the war we’ve lost. He’s just said, “We will not lose our nerve.” Easy for him to say since his life isn’t on the line. The lives of our troops and of Iraqis are, though, and the Bush Presidency is. Bush has always indicated he doesn’t pay attention to polls, but his actions prove otherwise. He’s looking deeply at
