Bush: President for life

Dubya's remaining supporters keep finding new ways to go mad. Submitted for your disapproval: The case of Phil Atkinson -- author, philosopher, and leading member of a group called Family Security Matters. I can't improve on Gary Buell's summary:

Last week I posted a book review of William Smatt's book The Messiah in which he argues that George W. Bush is the Messiah. But William Smatt has nothing on Phillip Atkinson--he recently published a piece on the website of Family Security Matters in which he argues that Bush should name himself President-for-Life and then use whatever means necessary, including genocide, to defend Western Civilization. The Family Security Matters website quickly deleted the piece but the google cache is still available.

Mr. Atkinson is described as a philosopher and the author of A Study of Our Decline. Family Security Matters, according to Cliff Schecter, has on its board "Barbara Comstock, Laura Ingraham, Frank Gaffney, James Woolsey, and...drum roll...Dick Cheney."

Dick Cheney has joined a select club represented by a man who supports the idea of Dubya as President for life. Would that make Dick the Veep for life? As for Woolsey -- well, I think he has finally surpassed Richard Helms in the "wackiest DCI ever" competition.

I checked out Atkinson's site, and discovered his methodology for determining whether a society is in decline:

An undeniable symptom of the malaise is the deliberate use of more words than necessary, such as invoking "at this moment in time" instead of "now", or "the state of the art" instead of "latest".

Now you know why George Bush must become President For Life. Only he can restore the English language.

Atkinson also believes that the following claims are "popular delusions," completely lacking in merit or evidence:

# AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the HIV virus.
# CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) cause a hole in the Ozone layer so their use must be banned.
# Corpulence is the result of eating too much.
# Democracy is good government
# DDT, (Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane ) must be banned to avoid a 'Silent Spring'
# Eating beef from cattle afflicted by Mad Cow Disease will cause a brain rotting disease.
# Global Warming is a threat to human existence.
# Jobs for all are essential for economic prosperity.

Only a fool would believe such nonsense.

Someone should ask Dick Cheney why he pals around with a guy who scoffs at the very notion of democracy. (See here.) Perhaps John Edwards should have mentioned Family Security Matters during his debate with Cheney.

By the way, Phil: If you intend to lecture others on the proper use of the English language, you may want to double-check your own grammar and punctuation. You write like a kid.