I've hardly seen any of this Kerry stuff over the past couple days, but I'm still sick of it. So I'll just say that Kerry isn't the subject of this entry, but his remarks and more importantly Keith Olbermann's commentary tonight are the tipping point.
If I were to distill the actions of this administration over the past 3+ years down to a single, solitary gripe, it would be a reluctance or outright refusal to admit any sort of misjudgement, miscalculation or error in any of their decisions.
To put it one way, it's like someone trying to enter a building, blindly pushing against a door clearly labeled "pull". Whether you saw the sign or not may raise questions as to your competance, but either way you're still on the wrong side of the door.
The question is do you stand back, read the sign and correct your actions? Even if it means that the onlookers see your slight embarrassment? Or do you keep on pushing, determined to get through that door, even if it means knocking it down?
The Bush administration seems intent on knocking the door down. Making lots of noise and doing plenty of damage, while alerting and annoying everyone with their bullheadedness. And just for good measure blaming whoever it was who put the door in backwards, and all the while still standing on the sidewalk.
It isn't just AA where admitting you have a problem is the first step. Even the greatest leaders imaginable would make their share of ineffective choices and outright bad decisions, that's human nature. But our current leaders, who are far closer to the other end of the spectrum, would rather make the same mistakes over and over again than take even the first step necessary to fix them.
It doesn't matter what your actions or intentions are for the office, if you don't capacity to get past the door.