Fair and Balanced
- From: johnb505@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 31 Aug 2006 06:46:58 -0700
Let Me See If I've Got This RIGHT ...
By Nancy Greggs
I'm supposed to believe that the man who sat in a classroom reading a
kids' book for seven minutes after he was told the country was under
attack, who was warned repeatedly about imminent threats against the
country and chose to ignore them, who has traipsed off on vacation
every time there is a domestic or international disaster, is a decisive
man-of-action with the fortitude to run a nation.
I am supposed to believe that God himself chooses my nation's leaders
and that, in His infinite wisdom, he chose a lying, thieving,
self-absorbed, pro-torture, pro-war, lazy frat-boy jerk like George W.
Bush.
I am supposed to believe that the same man who used family money and
influence to duck military duty, who has failed at every business
venture he ever tried, who never did an honest day's work or
accomplished anything of value in his entire life, is fit to be
Commander-in-Chief.
I am supposed to believe that a man who ignores the Constitution he
swore to uphold, breaks the law with abandon, repeatedly lied about the
reasons for going to war, its cost, its duration, and even its goals,
is honest and trustworthy.
I am supposed to believe that the escalating violence, chaos and deaths
in Iraq and Afghanistan are a sign of progress.
I am supposed to believe that a man who, by his own admission, does not
read newspapers, who only meets with and listens to 'yes' men, who
refuses to speak before any group that is not hand-picked from his
staunchest supporters, is in touch with the realities of the world.
I am supposed to believe that sending US soldiers into combat without
proper equipment or a viable military strategy, while decreasing their
pensions and their benefits, is a patriotic display of supporting the
troops.
I am supposed to believe that gutting the funding of social programs
aimed at assisting the poor, the sick, the hungry and the homeless is
the outcome of good Christians being in office, and that torturing,
maiming and killing innocent civilians is "doing the Lord's
work".
Oh, don't go anywhere, because I haven't even gotten started yet
....
I am supposed to believe that a president who acts like an
ill-mannered, oafish, mindless buffoon in public, both at home and in
international settings, and a vice president who tells a colleague to
go f*ck himself in the course of conducting the country's business,
are both deserving of respect.
I am supposed to believe that spying on US citizens, quashing free
speech, and suspending laws that govern detention and confinement
without just cause is preserving the tenets of democracy.
I am supposed to believe that alienating our allies, isolating
ourselves from the world, refusing to use diplomacy instead of
aggression, and causing people around the globe to hate us is the best
way to protect my country from violent attack.
I am supposed to believe that no-bid contracts awarded to companies
owned by members of this Administration, its families and its cronies
is pure coincidence, and that secret meetings resulting in policies
that enrich their supporters to the detriment of hard-working Americans
is good and honest government.
I am supposed to believe that outsourcing American jobs, under-funding
our educational system, and plunging the country deeper into debt with
every passing day will lead to a stronger, more competitive nation in
the years to come.
I am supposed to believe that the same people who left NOLA to drown,
who refuse to secure our borders, who refuse to implement the
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, and who initiate policies that
incite anger and violence the world over are protecting my country from
harm.
I am supposed to believe that an Administration whose policies make
basic medical care and life-saving drugs unaffordable for millions of
Americans is pro-life.
I am supposed to believe that elected representatives who voted for the
Bankruptcy Bill, tax breaks for wealthy individuals, and tax subsidies
for multi-billion dollar corporations are looking out for their
constituents.
Along with all of the above, I am also supposed to believe that selling
authority over our ports to foreign nations, selling our national lands
to private interests, and selling our children's future by burdening
them with debt for decades to come is in the best interests of our
country.
I am supposed to believe it is safe to board an airplane with a hold
full of uninspected cargo as long as no passengers are in possession of
baby formula, that a group of men in Britain were about to take down
ten airliners without tickets or passports, that seven men in Miami
were going to blow up buildings in cities they didn't have the money
to get to, that one lone guy in New York was going to take down the
Brooklyn Bridge with a blow-torch, that if we leave Iraq every
terrorist in the world is going to come to the US and fight us in the
malls and the supermarkets, that the 'Liberal media' simply forgets
to cover the lies, cover-ups and corruption of this Administration and
its party members, that voting for a Democrat in Connecticut sends
shockwaves of unbridled encouragement throughout the Muslim world, that
a bunch of PNAC members whose predictions have been proven totally
wrong in every instance should be dictating policy to my government,
that our military isn't stretched too thin and they are just
recalling those who have already fulfilled their duty because they've
got too much time on their hands, and that George W. Bush spends his
summers reading Camus and Shakespear.
Oh, if only I could believe that, what a fine world this would be for
me.
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