Orwell's Doublethink

Well, I think this statement by President Bush today wins the award for the Most Orwellian Doublethink:  

Bush: Bank Buyout to Preserve Free Market

Who does our government represent? You? Me?

Andrew Bacevich is an interesting guy. A BU prof and self-described "Catholic conservative," he frequently writes about his dissatisfaction with the Bush administration and foreign policy. Here are some startlingly true comments from a talk he gave the other night.

Two Styles

Over the past four days, both President Bush and Senator Obama have given speeches that addressed major issues for both men. President Bush spoke on the morning that investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed about the state of the American economy. Senator Obama spoke about incendiary comments made by his former pastor about the evils done by white America.

I watched both and I was very taken by the differences. One man was slammed almost immediately afterwards on CNBC by one of the station's reporters as nearly delusional. One man addresses directly criticism about him and turns that around to raise questions about fundamental problems in American society.

Just fascinating, as these, I believe, are the two most important political figures of the 21st century so far. I cannot embed the video from the White House, but it can be found and watched (only using Internet Explorer) here. Below is the Obama speech. Please watch both.