Why Is Anyone Still Listening to Bush?

President Bush has been wrong on just about everything he has touched. So why is anyone still listening to this guy and his gang of incompetent boobs. Bush's approval rating has been low for quite some time, but who are those remaining people whom still support him?

Here is an incomplete list of things that Bush has been wrong about:

• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Iraq-Al-Qaeda link
• Cost of war
• Dismantling the Iraqi Army
• Mission Accomplished
• Homeland Security
• Improper allocation of troops to catch Osama and other terrorists
• Federal action after Katrina
• We don't torture
• Iran is an immediate threat
• Politicizing of Justice Department
  
• Wiretapping
• Blackwater
• Valerie Plame
• Terri Shivo
• Guantanamo Bay
• War on Terror
  
• etcetera
  

These are just some of the lies George W. Bush has unleashed on America and the world. So why does anyone trust him anymore? What does he have to do to receive the ire of the entire nation? If someone lied to you over and over again would you believe them the next time they spoke? Apparently 30% of America would.

Our nation is going down the crapper because of Bush's lies. Congress is failing to check the power of the executive branch and the administration continues its drumbeat to war. Is it the upcoming election keeping people from revolting?

If we continue this trend of enabling Bush and any neo-cons to come after him, then we are heading towards a $2.4 trillion debt by 2017 caused by his lies. That is why it amazes me any real conservative would still go along with anything Bush says.

What happened conservatism in this nation, if it means spending trillions on wars while our infrastructure crumbles at home. How the hell are we going to pay all this off? Why are we still listening to this snake-oil salesman?

We need serious change in Washington and it can't come from other Bush enablers. There are only a few men running for president who have seriously stood up to Bush. Why aren't there more? Where is the outrage in this nation? We have an obligation to keep this nation free, but we can't do it while accepting the propaganda. When will you stop listening to Bush and start to take back the country that is yours.

/end rant

Revolutions Ain't Easy

America is in a decline. It has been for quite some time. The last seven years standout as the worse that I've ever seen on American soil. As the constitution is steamrolled and America's integrity erodes ever faster, there is a threshold that changes a free society into an enslaved one. Have we reached it yet? Did we reach it long ago? In either case, how do we make it right?

Thomas Jefferson once stated that, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Talking of open revolt against one's government is not a simple task today, let alone 230 years ago. But where is the tipping point in our society in which citizens take arms up against the tyranny that is forming around us?

Like most things in life that are worth it, a revolution is not easy. It takes serious commitment. You cannot stand in the streets ready to fight the government and go home the next day and watch your favorite football team. You have to be willing to give up everything that you hold dear. That's not easy. The question I put forth is how far will you be pushed until you stand your ground and risk everything for what you believe in?

Most of us have jobs and families. We don't feel oppressed by the government, at least not to the point of fighting back. Yet, everyday we hear about more and more illegal federal programs, illegal wars, and Americans dying in foreign lands for little or no reason. Our economy is failing, our infrastructure is crumbling, and we have the worst health care in the Western world.

Last November, many of us voted the Democrats into power in the legislature to stop the executive from ruining our country further. In today's world, it seems the Democrats and Republicans are one in the same, save for a few souls. Few people in our government stand up for what is right.

Perhaps, that is why so many are putting their faith in Ron Paul. But what if he doesn't win? What if Guiliani, or Hillary wins? Will you take up arms when they continue spying on and torturing people? Will you take up arms when the police do warrantless searches through your homes? What will be your tipping point?

The government is out of control now. They're spending over 60% of your tax money on funding their illegal wars, and that's barely enough to pay the interest on our ever increasing debt. Ron Paul may be able to stop the bleeding if he is elected. But who's to say the Supreme Court won't elect our president again.

Are we going to wait until they mark us with flair and load us onto trains? You may think that I'm exaggerating, but I don't think we're far from that stage. The Constitution and the law has not stopped the government yet, and none of the branches of our government are willing to check each other. They aren't listening to the people and even when new people are elected in, they seem to become as tainted as their predecessors.

So where is the tipping point? When bombs fall on Iran? Where do we draw the line? When do we say, 'I will not comply'? We may laugh when a college student says "Don't tase me bro!", but should we laugh at the 270+ that have died from police taser use in the US? Will we laugh when Americans disappear because of their dissent? Will we laugh when the government watches our every move? Or will we do something?

I know all these questions are hard to answer. I myself am no less part of the problem. Writing this entry in this blog does very little to change the reality of what is happening in this country. The reality is revolutions ain't easy, but tyranny is even harder.

Big Brother

Run Gore, Run

Whether you agree with Al Gore's politics, or not, you have to admit that his entering the 2008 presidential race would make things more interesting. The Democrats should be shaking in their boots if there is any sign that Gore is going to run.

Well, I woke up this morning to find three "Viewpoints" videos on Current.com's website from Al Gore himself. The three videos are on health care, protecting America/privacy, and Iraq. They almost read as campaign-style videos, which some people have labeled them, although I feel reluctant to. The videos are part of a group of them called Viewpoints on the site and he seems to just be adding his views up there. That being said, with him winning the Nobel Peace Prize and getting so much attention from the media, all this looks like a perfect storm of announcing his candidacy.

Back in April, it was reported that Gore's friends and former campaign relations began meeting secretly to set up and chance of him running. Gore, of course, has been saying he has no plans to run, leaving all but a slimmest possibility that he will. It would easy for him to kill any lingering thoughts of whether he'll run, and that would be to endorse a candidate. But he hasn't done that yet, and anybody can speculate why. From the mundane of not wanting to lock-in on anybody. To the over-the-top, "It's a sign he'll run for sure!"

I would just like to see sort of opposition to the current Democrats running who actually has a chance. Hillary keeps leading the polls, and I'm not sure she's much better than Bush. For now, though, the only hope of real political change is with either Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, both of which actually stand for what they believe.

If you would like to see Al Gore run, then check out DraftGore.com and sign the petition.

Why Misquote Bush?

There has been a picture circulating around the Internet. I first noticed it on Reddit and wrote it off as another crazy Bush quote that demanded no more attention from me. Then I noticed it on a few a couple blogs and other sites and the more I thought about it, the less the quotes made sense. What was the likelihood that a translation of a Hitler quote would turn out to be exactly the same as something Bush said?

Anyways, I could not find anything related to this quote from Bush, except from Prison Planet, which was quoting Hitler, and relating it to Bush. But the point I'm trying to make, is why misquote Bush at all. There are so many amusing and damning quotes all over the web, that there should be no reason to ever have to make something up like this. I mean, Bush has said some pretty creepy thing regarding Homeland Security throughout his presidency. (Does anyone else get a chill down their spine when they hear the word homeland used as a term for America?)

If anyone does find a citation for this "quote" from Bush, please let me know.