While Jack Abramoff is "spilling-his guts" to federal prosecutors, The Republican Monopoly is scrambling to look like "reformers". This is an old trick; best executed by Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daly... Whenever a scandal would erupt, he would immediately start an "investigation" and fire a few people. The citizens would soon forget the matter, and Daly would become a "reformer"... getting credit for "cleaning-up" government. (Although, in most cases, he was well aware of the corruption long before it became "public"; in some cases, he was actually INVOLVED in those scandals) Republicans are frantically auditing their books, quickly disposing of any money which might have "ties" to Abramoff or his cronies. George W. Bush, in a grandiose gesture, returned a few hundred dollars; giving it to "charity". It is NOT well-known, that he actually received SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS!! Bush has also sought to "block" any information about numerous visits made by Abramoff to the White House; its seems that Jack "Rip-em-off" had special and discreet accesss to the Bush cabinet. Remember the Cheney "Energy-Policy-Meetings"?....similar attempts to hide illegal activity are now taking place to hide the activities of a "CONFESSED FELON" IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!! We must DEMAND accountability of our so-called "elected-officials". We must DEMAND full disclosure of their activities! We cannot let them hide behind "executive-priveledge" and perpetrate crimes!! Alberto Gonzales (Attorney General) has attempted to justify the illegal N.S.A. surveillance; citing covert wire-taps conducted by Bill Clinton of a C.I.A. "mole".... It is HARDLY a parallel; as the C.I.A. operative was a GOVERNMENT-EMPLOYEE, AND A SPY!!, not some Quaker "peace-activist"!! This is an example of "Rule Number Two" of the Neo-Con agenda.. Rule Number One states: "9-11 changes everything"...... Rule Number Two states: "when attacked, blame Bill Clinton". I seem to remember a concept, taught in American History class, about "Judicial oversight" and "a balance of Powers". It now seems that George W. Bush has not grasped those concepts; chosing to become a facist dictator.... wielding ABSOLUTE power..... because of "Rule Number One".... "9-11 changes everything"!!! Our democracy and our Constitution CLEARLY are based on the balance-of power between the "Executive", "Judicial" , and "Legislative" branches of government. With a monopoly in Congress, and the Supreme Court, Bush has become "drunken-with-power", justifying anything and everything by saying that "we're at war, It's hard work!" If we abandon our long-fought principals of democracy by claiming that "9-11 changes everything", we cannot expect America to survive. We now see the "Culture-of Corruption", controlled by rich, corporate-special-interests, with a "puppet-king" at the throne. I call on every Americn to seek impeachment of this "despot" president; THE REVOLUTION STARTS NOW!!
- posted by Dave @ 1:49 PM