Peter Jennings, today reported that a group of Republican Bush-supporters are secretly contributing money to the campaign of Ralph Nader. Apparently, Ralph Nader is MORE DANGEROUS to John Kerry, than is George W. Bush. Michael Moore's appearance on Charlie Rose, expressed his opinion, that Nader "has no business" in this election. Moore also said that he wanted ALL Americans to vote, regardless of who they vote for. Ralph Nader was NOT even able to achieve the endorsement of the GREEN PARTY; and is an "Albatross around the neck" of the Democratic Party. The Republican "Dirty-tricks" know no limits. They recently disrupted Kerry's campaign-trips to New Mexico and California by manipulating the voting of an important bill. They now provide funding to Nader , in an attempt to divide "the opposition". Bush ads on television now ask: "What if George Bush WASN'T there?" (after 9-11)..... No discussion of "issues", "facts" or the economy; merely familiar vague references to Patriotism and a "War-on-Terror". That's because Bush's tenure CANNOT HOLD-UP TO SERIOUS SCRUTINY!! "What if George Bush wasn't there??" Are Republicans now relying on some mysterious psychic?? I propose that "WE FIND OUT..... WHAT IF GEORGE BUSH WASN'T THERE"!!! Today's news also mentioned that the tiny increase in the employment rate WAS ONLY IN LOWER AND MIDDLE-INCOME JOBS. The small increases in employment that we seen recently can easily be explained by the fact that many Americans are NO LONGER COUNTED AS UN-EMPLOYED, SINCE THEIR BENIFITS HAVE EXPIRED!! many have also "quit-looking" for work, as there are NO jobs in their "field", or region. Some Americans have had to work at more-than-one low-paying job to replace the one that they lost. I believe that the slight increase in employment is related ONLY to the War in Iraq; and it's obscene-profits reaped by the "Miltary Industrial Complex"; ALL "paid-for" by an escalating National Debt. Recent "whistle-Blowers" from Halliburton have revealed "obscene" war-profiteering. Halliburton charges American taxpayers $150.00 to wash ONE load of laundry for the military; We are charged $45.00 by Halliburton for a case of soda. One former-employee disclosed that he had been paid $83,000 per year to "supervise a construction-crew" which DIDN'T EXIST!! He was told to "drive around and look busy", since his construction-crew was non-existant. One "Whistle-blower" complained, and was told that "during a war, it doesn't matter how much something costs, and no-one cares how much Halliburton gets paid". Well, it's you & I that are paying; while poor Americans, looking for military-careers are "paying the ultimate price, that of their lives".....
- posted by Dave @ 7:29 PM