Was listening to NPR this morning and they were interviewing Michael Gerson, former evangelist turned chief speechwriter turned senior pollicy maker for dubya. apparently, he’s famous for his coined phrases which include “axis of evil” and “armies of compassion.”

anyway, I tuned in in the middle of the interview, and i have to admit that I didn’t know who this guy was nor had i ever heard of him, but somehow, he quickly began to piss me off. Some choice snippets:

About 5:00 min mark while taking about the katrina speech about building a new and better than before:

Reality can be difficult and can take a long time and can be messy and complicated and that requires a president and governement to be realistic about the limits of governement’s power, but i don’t think that argues against setting out the ideal

In other words, “we don’t mind bullshitting the people because we’re inept.”

About 6:30 min when asked if his time in the whitehouse was the pinnacle of his achievments:

I can’t look at it like that . . . As a person of faith i know the pitily pull [ed. is that what he really says? what is the derrivation of that phrase?] of my achievemnt lies elswehere, i know i lies with my family, it lies with my children . . .

So, what you’re saying is . . . you had a chance to influence an entire nation and that pales in comparison  to your family?  no wonder we’re fucked. we have a bunch of selfish bastards running the show. color me naive, but shouldn’t the people in power be galvanized by the cause of public service?

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