The Power of Denial

Raw Story has a terrific piece on how our beloved Chimpie is capable--or incapable--of resolving contradictions between his belief and actual proof in all matters.

Bush knows Rove is innocent because that is what Bush’s heart tells him; his brain is incapable of grasping the resulting circularity. This kind of knowledge, so widely and deeply embraced by his supporters, was the basis for Bush’s elevation to the White House. It explains his intransigent stance on Social Security, on John Bolton, and virtually everything else he has wrought since; the light of reason is not allowed to reach the dark place where Bush holds his beliefs.

It does seem to be a common capability required to become a far-right theo-fascist, as I witnessed in my old ex--brother-in-law, Knobhead, or in any of the radical Xtian wingnuts I deal with locally. It makes me wish that the second coming of Jesus would really happen, and he would return as a militant Marxist lesbian who tells all the theocratic nutballs that he meant what he said, that is, give away your shit, turn the other cheek, and follow me into a communal sharing and loving.

I'd love to see them reconcile that.

Meanwhile, here on earth, in the USA, the Rove/Plame matter bubbles on beneath the surface of the kneepad press's focus on Day 61 of the missing Alabama white girl in Aruba, but prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald steadily moves forward. As the Raw Story piece notes:

So our President knows Karl Rove is innocent of any wrongdoing, no matter what facts may bubble up from the tar pit he nurtured but cannot acknowledge. Because Bush cannot recognize the incompatibility between his knowledge and the facts that refute it, he cannot resolve that contradiction. Thus it falls to Patrick Fitzgerald to resolve it for him.

Yes, one can only hope that the ultimate effect of this investigation will result in impeachment, removal from office, indictment for criminal acts, conviction, and detention in a federal prison where the sociopath Chimpie and his minions can continue to live in denial without anyone getting hurt any longer by it.

I'm willing to compromise a little on this. Imprisonment in an international prison for war crimes would also be satisfactory, just so Chimpie has plenty of free time to ruminate over these--for him--difficult paradoxes.