Bush Derangement Syndrome

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Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) is a political epithet invented by American political columnist and former psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer in a satirical article to describe complaints raised against the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, and his administration, associates, affiliates and supporters, especially those who subscribe to conspiracy theories, or who allegedly oppose any initiative put forward by the Bush administration merely because Bush supports it. It is especially in use in the Blogosphere, and talk radio, as opposed to television commentary.

The term "Bush Derangement Syndrome" is usually applied as a derogatory term within the Blogosphere to imply that an opponent cannot be reasoned with or that complaints lack substance aside from anti-Bush hatred, due to the illogical connection to the charge.

However, in some cases there is a correlary epithet known as the "Bush Delusional Syndrome" applied to some followers of Bush who cannot seem to find any fault with our current President. Those followers are primarily identified by their belief that the Iraq war was good and everything will turn out very good for the US in the end.

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