Bush as Corporate Socialist

The Bush regime has determined that its friends in the pharmaceuticals industry need even more protection and assistance than they already have. To give those corporations that additional buffer from reality and public service, the Bush boys have decided that Big Government is better than individual initiative.

"The Bush administration has been going to court to block lawsuits by consumers who say they have been injured by prescription drugs and medical devices. The administration contends that consumers cannot recover damages for such injuries if the products have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. In court papers, the Justice Department acknowledges that this position reflects a "change in governmental policy ... Allowing consumers to sue manufacturers would "undermine public health" and interfere with federal regulation of drugs and devices, by encouraging "lay judges and juries to second-guess" experts at the F.D.A., the government said."

Here we see the basic contradictions of capitalism exposed. The myth that is peddled is that free enterprise is the nirvana of all capitalists. The truth is that modern capitalism cannot survive without the protections it orders governments to grant it. What we have, in fact, is a socialized economy where the corporations play the role of, and receive the benefits of, individuals in classic socialism. So, another individual right -- the right to sue corporations -- is sacrificed on the altar of corporate profit and management paychecks.

In addition, with this decision the role of government is increased and the role of the individual is reduced. "Trust us," says Big Brother. "We know better than you." Doesn't that contradict basic conservative philosophy? Bush sounds like a wimpering liberal, for God's sake! Where are the conservatives on this socialising President?