Jaded Times

We, as Americans and leaders of the free world, do not question the morals or intentions of our leaders, as they are trustworthy and, in the case of our president, actually in touch with the holiest of holies (no, not Bill Bixby, the other guy). But former Polish President and Nobel laureate Lech Walesa brough to light serious concerns amongst the global community about the moral integrity of our government while giving a speech at Kansas State University:

“No one has the least doubt that you are the economic leader and the military leader to the world, but I have heard a lot of doubts regarding the moral and political leadership of the United States”

An important global observation from a highly revered and respected man. Who, when all is said and done, was addressing the student body of the “one of America’s ‘Best Value’ public colleges”. I kid you not, this is the proud first fact offered on their “about us” page.

The frugal future of America listened to the Cold War revolutionary as he speculated on the future of the world, global and American politics, and the current situation in Iraq:

Democracy, Walesa said, has been cemented in Eastern Europe, where his Solidarity movement helped weaken communist control of Poland in the 1980s. But in countries like Iraq, democratic reforms will not come through the imposition of force, but through creating a legal infrastructure that empowers citizens to create independent businesses and political parties, he said.

These are all valid points. Unfortunately, they all depend on coming from a place of logic and reason, and we ran out of those on Tuesday. I bet Bush wishes he would have “forgot about Poland” now, huh?

(And what the hell was up with him lying about partial ownership of a lumber company, anyway? –ed.)

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