Bush as Denethor

[pegkerr]

Ran across this thought in two different places: in an editorial in the Arizona Daily Star, and in West Virginia Blue's response to Glenn Greenwald's post about the collapse of George Bush's Presidency.

Bush is becoming like Lord Denethor, in several ways. The Arizona Daily Star noted the comparison between Bush's pushing "the surge" to Lord Denethor's insistance that Faramir ride out with his troops to try to re-take Osgiliath, even though it was already clearly lost. And West Virginia Blue comments on a different aspect, that like Denethor, Bush rejects all advice that would guide him away from his own disastrous path, for fear that it would mean losing power--exactly what Glenn Greenwald was commenting about.

Wish that there was a palantir to lob at him. Maybe we could get rid of him that way.

Thoughts?

Comments

[folk.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm happy to contribute wood for a pyre. Just sayin'.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I'll bring the marshmallows.

[lcohen]

heh. stole my answer ;-) .

Yes.

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

It all makes sense now. :)

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

Just as long as the pyre doesn't take the whole country with him, I'm glad that there's now a chance that he'll be remembered as an atrocious president with a corrupt regime surrounding him. Because that's what he deserves to be remembered as, not as some ridiculous saint, a la Reagan.

I wonder how his administration measures up to Harding's administration, and other historically bad presidents in terms of the feeling of the day.

[ann-totusek.livejournal.com]

So where do we find a "bowling ball of doom" to give to him? And how do we guarantee that it will have someone so nasty on the other side that he will go unmistakably crazy after he looks into it so that he can be relieved of duty? Problem with Denethor is that there was no way for folks around him to declare him unfit to serve.

[dreamflower]

In only one way does the comparison not mesh: Denethor, we are told, was at one time a wise and noble man before his pride and his use of the palantir proved his downfall.

I am afraid Bush never had any nobility to lose.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Call in the Ents!!

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Well, didn't Bush once say, "I'm the Denethor"?

Oh, wait... He said he was the "decider".

Never mind!