When an Irresistible Illusion Meets an Irresistible Reality, the Illusion Loses

When Bush Administration officials talk about 'creating reality,' all it means is that for a while they are capable of creating illusions that are taken seriously. And then, reality arrives and no illusion can save them. The best example of that was Hurricane Katrina. We discovered a president and an administration utterly incapable of dealing with reality. And we lost an American city.

A certain amount of photo ops, public relations and damage control has enabled Bush to get a small bump in the polls recently but his presidency is still an illusion wrapped in failure parading in a hall of mirrors.

Mary of The Left Coaster has more thoughts on the corrosive results of Bush's public relations presidency: here's some excerpts:

Yesterday I noted how the Bush administration has been doing a bang-up job in creating a government that was an enemy to the common good. Today, the topic is about one of their greatest failures: how they are failing even to achieve what they want with their extensive marketing campaigns. The Bush administration is a firm believer that they create their own reality by their acts and sheer audacity....

The problem is that the reality they continually tout has been awfully hard to perceive.... In fact, after years of engaging in a battle for the hearts and minds of the world using the full power of scientific marketing the administration has created a reality where the US image is perceived negatively by growing numbers of people throughout the world. Karen Hughes, whatever you are doing isn't working.

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A significant problem with using disinformation to "create reality" is people need to have accurate and truthful information to make good decisions, but our sources of information are contaminated with suspect and dishonest stories.

We are becoming a country that cannot believe anything our government says to us because they have been so dishonest in so many ways for so long. On this front, Bush and his compatriots have surely lost their battle to create their reality.

It's one thing to tell tall tales to win elections. It's another thing when Bush Administration fabrications begin to damage our country.