The Real Reason for the Bush Administration

It has been my feeling since his first election that the real motivation for George Bush seeking the presidency has been the possibility for him to fix things to keep his father out of trouble. The three main acts within the first year of his presidency were:

1. To prevent the release of presidential papers even though the law required them to be released after 12 years.

2. To lower taxes thereby undoing the perceived damage in his social circles of his father's raising them.

3. To get even with Saddam Hussein and do what those in his circle thought should have been done in 1991.

I am reminded of item #1 because of the following comment in a story tonight in the Washing Post about the Supreme Court nominee and how his people are feverishingly going over historical documents making sure that nothing 'bad' gets out about him. Here is the quote:

"Under an executive order signed by President Bush in 2001, the White House has the right to review, and in some cases block, the release of presidential papers from previous administrations."

That was a biggie... ask any presidential historian.