Bush's desperation

Today, in Bush's speech on "Islamofacists", he demonstrated his desperation on the domestic front. With the corruption and abuses of power that are being exposed (e.g., DeLay, Safavian et al.) and the flagging support for the war in Iraq and Bush's dismal handling of the Gulf Coast hurricanes, Bush needs to demonstrate that he has a plan. While he doesn't have any plan, he needs to demonstrate that he can handle situations as they arrive a la Hurricane Katrina and the insurgency in Iraq, which he has clearly demonstrated that he cannot. In order to compensate, he demonstrated his psycopathic obsession with terrorists which he uses for political gain (as contrasted to Richard Clarke's obsession with averting terrorist threats). Instead, Bush demonstrates his overarching desire to cast his goals for reshaping the world along the lines of the neo-conservative vision and in making any issue political. It is the signature of his failure as president.