On December 18, 2000, G, W. Bush said, "If
this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier,
just so long as I'm the dictator." Well,
now he has his wish. With the Senate falling under the domination
of the Republican party, and the Democrats
knuckling under to the demands of the White House,
the man who was selected President is now
"in control."
I predict that over the next two years we
will see the packing of the Federal Courts with the ideologues
of the far Right, Bushes most ardent supporters;
a further erosion of the Bill of Rights (started by the
passage of the socalled Patriot Act);
the selling of the White House on a scale that will dwarf anything
that Bill Clinton did while in office and
the rise of a new class of robber barons, whose excesses will put
those of J.P. Morgan, Henry Ford,
and the rest of their ilk to shame.
Why do I say this? Simply because it is
true. G. W. Bush has abused the office of the President to cement
his dictatorship, by using taxpayer dollars
to campaign shamelessly for Congressional races. He devoted
time and energy to wooing big corporations
and big donors, telling them that he'll get his tax cut for the rich
made permanent, he'll gut environmental
laws and make sure that no one complains.
For those middle class Republicans who voted
the party ticket, I pity you. For Jewish Republicans who
voted the party ticket, I pity you. For
gay Republicans who voted the party ticket, I pity you. For black
Republicans who voted the party ticket,
I pity you. For any female Republicans who voted the party ticket,
I pity you. You will all see your rights
eroded and lost over the next two years. And for those who didn't vote,
I heap scorn upon your heads. You allowed
this to happen by your lack of civic duty and your lack of patriotism.
I plan on spending the next two years making
sure that G. W. Bush doesn't get a second term
and that the Democrats regain control of
the Senate. Why?
Because I don't want to see over 200 years
of American civilization wiped out
by a party and a man willing to sell their
souls for a mess of pottage.