Today the White House is expected to announce a record -Budget-deficit of $420 BILLION DOLLARS!! This ALONE is reason to get-rid of George W. Bush! Richard A. Clarke, (head of counter-terrorism under both Clinton & Bush) has written a scathing book called: "Against All Enemies, Inside America's War On Terror". Despite a few trivial, factual errors, it offers an "insider's" view of the operations in the White House. It also offers some serious criticism of the Bush Administration, and it's "War on Terror". Point #1: During the Clinton tenure, the president took the threat by Al Queda "very-seriously", and took several substantial steps to remedy & publicize the problem. Point #2: During the first 8 months of 2001, Bush ignored warnings about Al Queda, from the out-going Clinton administration, and from Clarke. Bush seemed to operate on a "Cold-War" mentality, chosing to promote his "Space-Based-Defense-Initiative" instead. Most-troubling of all.... Point #3:... Even AFTER 9-11, Bush failed to learn from his mistakes; chosing to invade Iraq, who had NO significant collaborative relationship WHATEVER with Al Queda. Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Bush; (also known as the "Three Stooges") failed to focus on the elimination of Al Queda, and the lack of domestic-security. Clarke has worked on counter-terrorism for more than 25 years, in a "bi-partisan" capacity. He also was THE person who took-control of our government immediately after "9-11"....While George W. Bush stood silent for more than SEVEN minutes, during his "reading-to-4th graders"; and Dick Cheney ran to a bunker in an "un-disclosed-location". As a "side-bar", has anyone noticed the proliferation of mysterious "P.A.C.s..... Political Action Commitees"???? It seems that the Republican Party, almost daily, invents some new "shadow" group to fund and attack Kerry. With names like: "Americans for Democracy", or "Patriots for Freedom"; they remind me of the "sham" corporate-headquarters of American companies who operate from the Cayman Islands, hiding their true natures and intentions. Why don't they just call themselves something more-accurate, like: "Republican Robber-Barons for Bush", or "Corporate-Crooks for Cheney"?????? Dave
- posted by Dave @ 10:14 AM