There are days like today I wish that I knew more about the law. I see Martha Stewart going to jail for lying about a crime she legally did not commit, I see Tyco and WorldCom and Enron (Oh, my!) and then I see our president lying about WMDs along with the rest of his administration and I wonder why he is not being charged with a crime. Is there no law against all that he has done? He is bankrupting our country and using the events of September 11th to launch a capitalist crusade. Why is the FBI not going after him the way they went after Martha Stewart? Simply put, she is a woman. We are still waiting for all of the executives of corporate scandals past to be tried and convicted and that happened years ago. The president may never be forced to face the music. Meanwhile, people are dying. It's that simple. We are in more danger now then we ever were. Why you ask?


1. The Bush Administration is trying to re-write history. Apparently they think the public has a short term memory problem. We are too lazy to do our homework, like pick up a paper or watch past speeches and question them on it. Check out Donald Rumsfeld in a highlight of his career, right up there with pictures of him shaking hands with Saddam Hussein from eons ago.
Donald Rumsfeld Caught on Video.

2. The Bush Administration is blatantly trying to fool the public by sending out false newsreports to the media regarding Medicare with ACTORS playing reporters and other roles. Say it with me, PROPAGANDA. Check this article out to read more US Government Faked Bush News Reports.


3. I think we all know the environment is being raped, schools are constantly leaving children behind, and unemployment is soaring, despite the "optimistic" reports I keep hearing about. Oh, and our President supports millions of jobs being outsourced to other countries. Nice, right?
Powell Admits Bush Supports Outsourcing. Apparently, Bush has "deployed" Powell to assure the Indian Government that he will not try to halt outsourcing. And some of the major companies that are supporting his campaign will be participating in this endeavor. I would now like to take a moment to tell Colin Powell something. I am very disappointed in you. You know you were better than this and they fucked you like you were fresh meat on Oz. They are screwing up all of the hardwork that you did to earn respect and a reputation of integrity. It's not too late to come clean.

4. Spain wants to pull out of Iraq. I don't blame any country for wanting to pull their troops out because they were lied to just like us. What scares me is the domino effect that the pulling out of Spanish troops will have. Poland has said they were lied to and they are "considering" pulling out of Iraq. Poland is one of our key allies along side Britain. If Poland pulls out, then our other allies may pull out, Blair might buckle under public pressure and we are left to clean up the mess we made. Which seems fair, except I think of the financial burden it would put on this country (more than it has already) besides having to provide more soldiers then we have already (might we draft?) and ultimately more deaths on our hands. It truly will be a Vietnam for the 21st Century.
Poland Misled on Iraq, President Says

5. Everyone hates us. We are an island unto ourselves and there is growing hostility in the countries that are our allies as well as in countries that we have oppressed. We have lost credibility in the global community and it is a dangerous path we are forging where we have turned sympathy for September 11th into lies and manipulation in order to dominate and tear through countries that just happen to have large oil reserves. Before there was an Osama bin Laden, he was our ally. Remember that. We abandoned him and his people after training them to fight our battles and then we left them to starve. May that be a lesson to us on how we treat our allies. History often repeats itself and terrorism breads terrorism. Think of that next time you turn on your television and see children with their legs blown off and mothers crying because there children are dead or starving, and their husbands have been dragged off and they don't know if they will ever see them again. Think of that the next time you hear about the coups in Haiti that we are financing in order to kick out a president that was legally voted in. Now we are asking them to turn in their weapons, the only thing that made them feel safe, and we are offering no reassurance or incentive. You know who is? The French. Their troops are working with the existing police to talk to "gang leaders" and using military doctors to staff clinics. Not such a bad idea from a country that wouldn't back our fake war. Maybe its time to stop calling french fries freedom fries. Haitians Hesitant to Surrender Weapons

The world is a different place now. In one administration, our lives have been challenged in a way that I didn't think was possible. We see the great power that the United States has and realize the old saying, "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility." The Bush Administration misused that power, they violated the people of this country at a vulnerable time when a stronger president with no ulterior motives might have brought us together as a nation and then unite the global community by renouncing violence, not waging war. I still believe that is possible. It is a dream worth fighting for. It is worth seeking justice and making sure justice is served by censuring and impeaching our president. Let him leave with the shame that he has brought on our country, our military, and our dead.

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