Letters to the Editor
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We are NOT at war...
That's really all I have to say. We are not AT war. We are not at WAR. We are NOT at war. We mustn't let them drum it into our heads. WE ARE NOT AT WAR.
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OOoooooOooooooooo
This is not a new statement, I'm hardly the first to make it, but the idea of keeping us in a state of perpetual war and a state of perpetual fear is precisely the plan.
Where FDR said that we have nothing to fear but fear itself, the Rovian strategy is to hide men dressed in ski masks and turbans to jump out from behind every trash can and yell "Boo!"
This is not the hallmark of a great leader, and not the mindset that once made American's proud and patriotic.
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We Are NOT At War
Exactly! I 2nd Jim. We are not at war!
Will the Democrats Please Grow a Spine, Stand Up and Stand Tall and defend the fundamental rights of our citizens?
There is no excuse for violating the rights of US citizens, any citizen, EVEN IF that citizen is conversing daily with Osama, et al. Freedom over tyranny.
I'm tired of the right-wing fundamentalist extremists dictating the issues so that I've become a baby-killing, terrorist-loving, Jesus-hating ick. I am an American. I have the right to privacy. I have the right freedom from unwarranted searches and seizures. And my country was founded on the principle of separation of church and state.
Why is it so hard to remember that?
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Who buys this bullshit?
Obviously about 40%+ of the country.
When are they going to figure out that it really is safe to go to the mall?
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A predicament, indeed
Well, on the one hand, the Bush takeover (I can't call it "Republican", because that'll mean including these goons in the company of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt) seems pretty complete: a scandal very reminiscent of Watergate finally breaks with the wiretapping issue, and instead of it being a sure way for Junior and Co. to the court and thence to jail, people are talking about it as a plus to Republicans. And that's just one scandal. Never mind the guy nobody in D.C. remembers ever talking to, Mr. Abramoff. Never mind the possible impending doom in the shape of Karl Rove's indictment over the Valerie Plame leak. Never mind any number of scandals, they all seem to work in the administration's favor. How did we come to this? I mean, one third-rate burglary, and Nixon folded, didn't he?
But on the other hand, the Bushies are living on borrowed time. Sure, Junior has no possibility to run for a third term but heck, if his handlers think he's the best front man for their racket, they COULD trot out some funky story about "desperate times" and "desperate measures" and how we should re-elect him because Iraq is like WWII and Bush is like FDR. And even if they do, if these "compassionate conservatives" lose the White House and the Congress (no such luck for the liberals in the judiciary), they can kiss their aspirations for anything goodbye: the next administration and Congress would lustily begin undoing all that they've done. In fact, as more and more scandals surface (and there's definitely more where all this came from), this outcome is all but assured.
Yet, where does it leave us, American citizens? In a mess, of course. The Bushies have been busily sawing the branch we're all sitting on, but they've a helicopter standing by. We do not. Already people are beginning to suffer and die because of the messed-up Medicare policies. Tax cuts for the wealthy will do significant damage to our economy, raise unemployment and probably even lead to a depression that will mar the next presidency as sure as rain. And that may well lead to a resurgence of another "compassionate conservative" cabal, which will argue that the Democratic administration has only made things worse.
So what do we do? Things will be difficult in the future regardless of whether Bush is impreached and brought to trial, and regardless of how the elections of 2006 and 2008 go. What we, the voters, have a duty to do is to stop falling for the cheap scare tactics and make sure that the lunacy of the 2000 and 2004 elections does not happen again. What the leaders of the opposition to the current administration have to do (be they Democrats or whoever else) is grow some damn backbone and actually risk their political future for a worthy cause, because otherwise they are risking the livelihood (and the lives) of three hundred million people who are, after all, their employers.
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Rove's talking points?
Unfortunately for Rove's talking points, the economy (stupid) looks like it is teetering on the brink:
Oil scares send stock market into seizures monthly.
Real estate IS collapsing - anyone can see this despite the news blackout, just count the For Sale signs in your neighborhoods.
Soon we'll all be contractors without healthcare never mind pensions - be careful crossing streets, it'll be expensive if you're hit.
Consumers have amply demonstrated that they are unable to propel the capitalist class any longer - just look at Q4 earnings for retail, big ticket items.
Dollar, interest rates in limbo - something about an inverted curve on a graph somewhere that signals impending recession.
I think the best hope for fighting down the Roves will be the economy stupid. Bush's tax cuts and war economic stimulus strategies have run their course and heading back to his a** for a good bite.
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rove its the (eternal) war stupid
I'll say this once the plan is to bankrupt this government better then to rule over it broke. Then the lack of a social construct can be laid at the feet of this bogey man Osama who they make sure doesn't get caught too soon for that stops the golden goose from getting fleeced fully once the treasury is looted the rich can then say Osama did it. They then get out of helping out the least among us (ss,medicare,medicade,welfare,heating assistance,etc.,)its classic divide and conquer capitalism. There is a price thou and ss reform helps this way: As jobs go to mexico,china,carribean,and as fewer are able to afford 401k's,savings,college savings,etc.,there is then a lack of funds for the Edward Jones,Banker,Life Insurance types, ss funds required to be invested will act as a bridge to placate this middle class till the project is completed. At that time unless the spirit of populism and selfpreservation has kicked in we're all screwed. Also take a look around you as money is tighter see the children of the well-heeled get the good jobs in Government Flows of cash; transit,highway,museums,colleges,get this money. The factories are moving out that leaves gov. funds as the only way to leach the % capital gains necassary for wealth and capital accumulation. As for the little guy ones w/o college the're expendable to these crooks and usurpers of America's Great bounty. Wake up smell that, its corruption on high and it needs Extermination by a true opposition party