We were addicted to the drama of the man. And now, with the benefit of hindsight, we need to examine what that addiction did to our political nervous system.
We developed tolerance. A disastrous press conference wasn't a failure of governance; it was entertainment. The signing of the Patriot Act wasn't a legal shift; it was a plot point. The economic collapse of 2008 wasn't a tragedy; it was the season finale. addicted to bush 2
Here is where the addiction turned toxic. We built an entire media ecosystem designed to feed this habit. MSNBC and Fox News stopped reporting on the Bush administration and started reacting to it 24/7. We were addicted to the drama of the man