Taliban U.S.A.

Today, while on a walk with Dorothy the Dog, I listened to a most enlightening show today on KPFK, a leftiePacifica station in L.A. Ian Masters was interiewing an authorabout how Bush has been able to create a coalition between theChristian right and the Republican minority in the U.S.

The author pointed out that Bush received a conversion from BillyGraham at Kennebunkport (sp?) when his daddy was running for president against Clinton, and though it didn't take immediately (hekept drinking for awhile), lo and behold, he used this conversion to conquer his substance abuse problem.Bully for him.

He became the spiritual advisor in his daddy's campaign, and tho he never goes to church (as do Clinton & Kerry -tho not together), he pretty much sticks to the religious right'sbelief system, including believing in the rapture, and what's laid out by the most extreme voices. Thus his policies on what should be medical decisions (choice, prescriptions, stem cell) are instead based on a religious platform.

Thus, his drinking problem, in a strange way, helped him to create his power base and influenced the direction of the U.S., up to andincluding the invasion of Iraq and the terrible 1000 plus loss oflife on the part of military and who knows how many Iraquis (will there ever be a count?) and others...like civilian workers who get beheaded.

Masters went on to say that the beliefs behind the rapture mean he's insane, and that insanity is a good basis for impeachment. I found it provocative.

I'm not a big fan of Bush's, and I'm not one to adhere to a party line - I also found fault with Michael Moore's F911 and with John Edwards in his debate with Cheney, tho I'm the JohnX2 camp. My question is, I guess: but does all of this make Bush crazy as Masters believes?