From the various dicussions on the American TV channels I get an impression that President Bush is rushing some executive decisions which may not be very easy for President-elect Obama to overturn. Some commentators are of the view that while leaving office Bush wants to make sure that Obama should not be able to implement his campaign promises so very easily.
It seems that the Bush tactics is to somehow make Obama look bad in the eyes of the people who are eagerly waiting for 'change' to happen in US in various facets of life of an average American. If this was true, then it must be said that Bush is a master actor - better than Brando, Hanks, Hoffman. Why I say this is because on one hand the outgoing highly despised president went on record to say that 'he will do everything possible for a smooth transition of President-elect Obama', while on the other hand he is reportedly spreading thorns in the path of the incoming president.
It can be argued that nothing had happened in the aftermath of the election that could have engendered a change of heart of the idiot-like, moron-like Bush. Surely, he or his party don't gain anything by extending constructive cooperation to Obama. If Obama can deliver on what he had promised, his stock in the eyes of the American people will go sky high.So, from Republicans' perspective, Obama's presidency should be made as difficult as possible.
Republicans are fretting no end after humiliating defeat in congressional elections. Recent ilk of the Republicans have had training from Karl Rove in how to carry out negative game plans. And, from this guy probably Bush learnt that shamelessness is a virtue in politics.
Whether it is financial succour for the soon to collapse American auto industry or timely support to the ailing banking sector, Bush administration doesn't seem to be in mood to do anything that may remotely look similar to what Obama was rooting for lest such an action should put the Democrat in brighter light.
Even if Bush wanted to adopt a conciliatory approach in his last days of lameduck presidency, his no. 2, i.e., Vice-President Cheney will not let do it. The twisted faced trigger happy egotistical tin god is so stubborn in his attitude that he can not bring himself out of the gutter politicking habits.
So, I don't think it will be prudent for Obama camp to believe that there will be some positive outcome of the one hour plus meeting held between the outgoing and the incoming Presidents. On the contrary Obama should plan for how to tackle the slew of last minute decisions that Bush will leave behind for his successor to grapple with and get bogged down.
One must say that such a tactics - something akin to earth scorching - is not going to help the American people at large. It is unfortunate that the Americans got Dubyah as President who excelled in screwing up everything that made US the most powerful and number one country in the world. The result - today US is having to go to world with a begging bowl in hand to save it from further economic hammering.
At best what the American people can do is to pray to God to give a modicum of sense and intelligence in the thick and dense head of George W so that he could do something to help large sections of the society. But it is pray only that people can do, and hope for the best. After all, you can not reduce a single day from now till Jan 20 - the day on which the people will see the back of intellectually challenged G W Bush.
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