cover boy

the cover of this month's "american prospect" magazine has george, jr. standing in a gray suit looking upward against a black back drop. the caption:

"the most dangerous president ever."

i didn't know if i should laugh or solemnly nod my head. even with the black backdrop and the menacing cover title, george still looks like an ass. who are we kidding? george, jr. only serves as a metonym for the real danger, an administration that is locked down by media/military conglomerate power machines that have succeeded in obliterating all the ideals that you learn about in grade school history on how america is the "land of the free,"--freedom of speech, of the press, etc. i don't think george, jr. even has the mental capacity to zip up his pants when exiting the restroom, let alone run a country. i love the cover photograph, though. it looks like george is ready to get beamed up. i wish...