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puppet, literally. They program him; he speaks--and can't even get that altogether right. He is forever blowing his programmed lines. They very likely pad him with deniability, and don't tell him much, for that reason, and for the reason that he is a nitwit and an incompetent. So who knows what he knows? He probably thinks in black and white terms--good guys, bad guys (pro-me, against-me)--and rightfully figures that he himself will be completely insulated from any consequences of his buds' behavior, by his vast wealth, by the fraternity pact among the rich and powerful (can't have a former US president in jail, no matter what he did--it's unthinkable!), and by the Dems' desire to get on with it, rule in the Middle East and consolidate the gains of the Corporate Rulers at 'home.'
Yikes, I'm growing very cynical this evening. That IS what I think of Bush, his buds, and the other forces in play. But there is another force now in play--the American people, us ravaged, disenfranchised citizens--in whom I have a great deal of faith. I think we are a lot better informed and savvier than we were even on Nov. 2, 2004, when we threw this Cartel out of the White House, or thought we did.
And I will never forget certain statistics. 58% of the American people opposed the Iraq war BEFORE THE INVASION. Feb. '03. And, 63% of the American people oppose torture UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. May '04.
With an overwhelming progressive majority like that--who are not fooled, who are not scared, who do not yield up their sense of justice and ethics and lawfulness, and their fundamental peacefulness, in the face of relentless fearmongering--we can building something. Maybe a good country.
The American people, and our fine progressive heritage, of which I see evidence all around me, bolster me up. This is a people worth fighting for--and a people, my people, your people, whom I am committed to helping in our efforts to restore our right to vote.
Americans are not stupid. Americans are DISENFRANCHISED. That is the problem. And it's a very practical and solvable problem, fixable at the state/local level. Not easy (due to bipartisan corruption in the electronic voting industry). But doable.
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