The Quadrangle

Issue date: 2/2/05 Section: Perspectives

After four years of tarnishing the United States' credibility in the eyes of other nations, many speculate that Bush is attempting to establish his place in history. After winning an election, rather than being appointed by Supreme Court Justices, Bush believes that he now has more credibility and honor as President. After rallying the support of many Americans after September 11th, 2001, and quickly ruining the nation's sense of unity through the occupation of Iraq, Bush sees his last four years as his one opportunity to make minor blemishes such as national debt, discriminations against homosexuals as a constitutional mandate, severed relations between federal and state governments, restrictions on civil liberties, economic recession, economic inflation, inflated gas prices, joblessness, outsourcing of jobs formerly held by Americans, distrust in government, eagerness to send American troops to wars in countries for premises that proved false, and myriad speeches peppered with conjured-up words and improper grammar. All are a thing of the past compared to the grandeur he promises with his "ownership society" of 2004. In one of the most sensible moves made by the President, he and his associates planned a ball that provided ample preamble for his attempt to make himself look like a dignified president in his last four years. But in a manner fitting for the president, he cared little about the cost and results of such extravagant spending in a time of uncertainty.

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