From the minimalist in me

I was of another blog, but I decided I needed to branch out from under the wing of my English class, from which this blog obsession started.
I admit my bias is politics. I am a political science grad student, and wish very dearly to remember what news looks like - I've had my head stuck in books for days, and the news has been the last thing on my mind.
Primarily this adversion to news is also because of one major problem I've found after reading lots of books and being on hiatus for 8 months from school - Bush is going to be a prevalent hot topic, and as hot topics go, there will be no resolution until action is taken against him (or other hot topics). This is not something the news has the balls to attempt, primarily because in theory they're supposed to be objective third parties, but also because they're funded by my hot topic's underlings.
Now, I will also admit that's some pretty strong language considering there is plenty to be said about the democrats, or for the left leaning in general. But one kind of book I did read and found persuasive shows that backbone doesn't have a party, it just needs something to stand up against. Bush supposedly had backbone (according to one cartoonist's perspective) when talking to the UN about sanctions against Iraq, well, I say Al Qaeda had backbone driving a plane into the world trade centers. They were willing to stand up against the oversimplified enemy US. No one who does these kinds of action, Al Qaeda or Bush has all the facts that allows for thoughtful deliberation as to empathize with the people they feel massive heat against. I understand crimes of passion, but sometimes there needs to be a cap on leaders with this hot headedness.
I do not support those who bash Bush without knowledge of him. I only support those who analyze this man's actions and why he did what he did rather than make value judgments on his policies, because I can be just as spitfire as the next guy (I know what he does is stupid.)
In this country, there is a need to know what drives us - is it really the words of our leader, or is it what this country is supposed to stand for? Who gets to decide that? Is it the people with money, is it the people in power (which some would say are synomous) or is it you? Do you want to be heard? Do you want to assert that you matter too? Just think of what Bush was before 2000 - a Connecticut Cowboy who happened to get a governor's seat. Public office isn't something that unattainable - because if it were that hard to get in, Bush would never have made it past buying cowboy boots in Texas.
And here the brain deflates for the night...