Bush v. Nature

George W. Bush, whose conscience is as polluted as the planet he intends to leave future generations, has struck again. He has asked Congress to lift a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in US coastal waters. According to BBC News, Bush called the ban (and, by extension in my opinion, overall consideration of our planet's wildlife and health) "outdated and counter-productive". This came after reiterating his interest in drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. As someone who doesn't believe the Earth exists strictly to be liquidated into capital, I'm almost offended by Darth Dub'ya's words beyond the ability to respond with the rational use of language. Therefore, I will keep this short and try to avoid saying the obvious and oft-repeated.

Along with American and corporate global hegemony, Bush appears determined to establish himself as the most anti-environmental, anti-democratic and least ethically engaged leader in American history. If Homo Sapiens evolve into a more enlightened life form, that life form will undoubtedly remember George W. Bush somewhat similarly to the way we remember the Roman Emperor, Caligula. Like Caligula, depictions and illustrations of Curious George will have to employ the use of caricature. Nothing else will sufficiently convey the dramatic degree to which he exhibits utter environmental disregard, despotic global policy and a stunning lack of integrity. To be fair to Caligula, however, his respect for the animal kingdom far surpasses President Bush's. He was rumored to have made a favorite horse of his a consul. Bush, on the other hand, will most likely mourn the loss of coastal habitats and wildlife (such as the threatened Polar Bear) the way the virtual slave owner of a Brazilian commercial soy farmer mourns the loss of the Amazon Rainforest - sleazily and greedily grinning at its edge with cash overflowing his pockets and indentured servants and corporate toadies clinging to his coattails.