TAXPAYERS ON THE HOOK FOR TRILLIONS IN BANK BAILOUTS
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistWhen Bush said that the Iraq war would only cost taxpayers $50B back in 2003; he should’
ve grabbed Cheney’s crystal ball and fast-forwarded the
real amount of the conflict by a factor of 3000; by presenting the American public in 2008 with a staggering bill that will reach anywhere between $1.3 trillion dollars and $3.2 trillion. (The latter used as a safety-net in the event that a future President Sara
Palin decides to stick it out in Iraq on the likelihood that John McCain kicks the bucket prematurely during his first and only term in office.)
So when the media and the government tells the people that we are only going to be on the “hook” for as little as $25 billion to $50 billion, I
wouldn’t be cashing in your chips just yet.
The true
staggering amount that the government will have to bail out one major institution after is far retching than just a small paltry amount revolving comfortably around the $25B or $50B number in retrospect.
Many of the banking institutions and mortgage lenders hold
trillions of dollars in holdings, liens, and treasury notes–which are being sucked down the hole of debt created by the foreclosure market meltdown.
Do you honestly
think that both the mortgage industry and the banking institution–which has been
deregulated by the Republican Party these last 8 years or more–will only be slapping each one of us
lightly with pitiful amounts of
accrued debt by the time all this mess is sorted out and taken care of?
Dream on.
The American taxpayer is going to be
screwed up the ass over the next couple of years or so–depending on how long this foreclosure crisis lasts–and be stiffed for hundreds of billions in higher taxes; just to cover the
huge losses incurred by the mortgage industry and possible
trillions tacked on by the failing banking system–as each major bank falls prey to sour and bad loans.
Then we have the credit crisis which has yet to be addressed. And when that costly endeavor is over too…?
There may not be much of an America left to by cheap beer with anymore.Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: bailout, Federal Reserve Bank, foreclosure crisis, Iraq, media, President Bush, tax payers
DUMPING THE CONSTITUTION AND RULING BY PROXY INSTEAD
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistWith Bush’s latest move as a lame-duck President, this man has effectively
sealed our fate as a nation governed by rule of law and democracy.
The rules regarding FISA have been tossed out and warrantless spying on the American public is
in.
I’m so excited by this prospect of having an outlaw government run one of the world’s
largest superpowers, I just don’t know who to thank for providing the needed inspiration: Richard M. Nixon or Adolph Hitler!
Naturally, Bush is claiming that this has to be done in order to protect the American public, but the truth
is, is that Bush just wants to know what each and every one of us are doing every waking moment.
And that includes his party opposition as well. Why do you think he went out of his way to shield telecom companies from breaking the law–as they have for the last 6 years?
Whether it’s by product or design, the fundamental declarations made in our Constitution have made it
clear that our rights will
not be violated, nor will they be infringed upon!
But–as you can see–even the US
Constitution is finally no match for a man who has taken it upon himself to declare himself god and king of one of the most powerful nations on Earth.
Nixon tried to–as President–to get above the law precipice; to show to the American public back then that he wasn’t held accountable for his criminal acts.
But Congress reigned him in, slapped him down with impeachment proceedings, and almost had him removed from office–had he not
resigned.
However, Bush is one step above that and on the level of what Hitler managed to accomplish as supreme dictator of Nazi Germany.
Hitler turned that once proud nation into a despotic horror show by stripping their citizens of their rights, jailing or executing the opposition, and making it so that the Nazi Party wasn’t challenged or held accountable by its actions.
Much like the Republican Party has done already.Bush had just simply taken a page from ol’ Uncle Adolph and stripped us of our Constitution and settled on ruling by proxy instead.
And it is all perfectly legal
.And Congress’s reaction to all this?
Nothing.They just do what Bush forces them to do–
without question.Just like good little soldiers.
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: Congress, Constitution, immunity, imperial presidency, President Bush, proxy, warrantless wiretapping
SUPREME COURT GIVES BACK WHAT’S BEEN MISSING: RIGHTS
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistThis week’s ruling in the Supreme Court dealt what many see as a severe setback in denying these 270 detainees their rights under the criminally negligent,
Bush administration.
Yes, that’s right:
Detainee rights.
Not prisoners of war. Not captured enemy soldiers.
Detainees.
Remember that word and let it roll around in your head for a second:
Detainees.
Go ahead. Say it one more time with me kids:
Detainees.Have you heard enough yet? I sincerely hope so. Because this travesty will be with us for decades to come. It’ll become a blotched stain on our nation’s history–as a country whom
upheld the rule of law and was a foresworn runner of all things
freedom, democracy, and
rights.
Need some more convincing?
Then let me explain.
Someone whom is
detained by the cops for questioning and or suspected of a crime are
always given their rights under our laws. It’s been the bedrock principle in our nation’s illustrious history ever since George Washington became this nation’s first President.
Our founding fathers made it so that the
Constitution was a solvent document that could be used to keep our nation and its government alive and in check.
But ever since 2001, the Bush administration had taken upon themselves to ignore that fragile document and become masters and kings themselves;
without just cause.Simply by
detaining 270 terror suspects in a camp not on US soil is against every standing law created by this country since its inception.
But to deny them their rights and hold them indefinitely without trial or charge?
Not even the most
egregious regime on this planet does these things! They recognize that in order to be convicted of a crime, you have to be
charged with such said crimes and then be giving your rights under law!
But sadly, the Bush administration has made their intent quite clear:
We don’t recognize your stinking laws! We’ll do whatever we damn well please, and you’re going to like it!
The victory handed down by the Supreme Court is a direct slap in the face to Bush–by the very judges that he himself had appointed to tip the court vastly to the right.
To inherently
validate every crime that this bastard government had committed so vagrantly these last 8 years.
Denying people their rights is just another nail in this administration’s coffin.
And history will not be so kind to them–once the next administration takes over and starts digging into the last two terms of this corrupt one.
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: Bush administration, detainee rights, President Bush, Supreme Court ruling
PRESIDENT JOHN MCCAIN--A DISASTER IN THE MAKING
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistAsk me
again as to
why some people want to repeat another disastrous mistake in the coming election–by voting in more of the same bellicose policies which have train wrecked our nation’s economy and worn out our military past the breaking point?
Despite recent attacks on the Green Zone and the increase in violence (plus the apparent unraveling of the cease-fire by the Mahdi army), McCain has clearly signaled that he won’t change course either–echoing Bush’s recent comments on how history will perceive his failed Iraq policy: "One day, people will look back at this moment in history and say, 'Thank God there were courageous people willing to serve, because they laid the foundations for peace for generations to come.' "
McCain
himself believes that the US troop surge is ‘succeeding’–despite the ratcheting violence and the fact that we have hit another grim milestone (or two): 4,000 dead American troops and almost 30,000 wounded.
Does he care? From his recent statements: “Sen. John McCain declared Monday that "we are succeeding" and said he wouldn't change course -even as the U.S. death toll rose to 4,000 and the war entered its sixth year.”
Apparently not.
Imagine for the moment that McCain is President for the next 8 years–having won the 2008 primary by a slim margin (2016):
Iraq has descended into complete chaos by 2012; 8,200 troops are now dead–with as many as 62,000 US troops wounded; with many more raw recruits having to come and fill the gaps left behind, through an unregulated draft put into place 2 years into McCain’s presidency.
On top of that, $1.5 trillion dollars have been spent on the conflict so far (not counting the money needed to take care of our wounded troops), Malaki’s government no longer exists in the form that the previous administration had installed–forcing the current administration to take steps to ensure that some semblance of democracy still
exists in that war-torn region.
Between 160,000 to 1.2 million Iraqis have died so far and as many as three million more displaced by the war. Iran’s influence in the region is simply overpowering, but there is little that McCain can do to affect any real change with that country; after it succeeded with its uranium-enrichment program the year before.
At this stage, McCain is consistently accusing Iran of wanting to destroy the world with its phantom nuclear arsenal–while Afghanistan has collapsed into complete anarchy. (NATO left in 2011-2012–having been unable to turn the tide against a now entrenched Al-Qaeda; with the country in complete control of the warlords which now operate without fear.)
Pakistan is now no longer our ally in the war against terror; having given up its pursuit of democracy. That in turn has left Al-Qaeda a new place to call home--even as its operations have started to expand on a
global scale; instead of just isolated to one or two countries. (As many analysts were quick to point out that the Iraq war conflict has deeply inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad and given groups like Al-Qaeda the money, resources, and manpower to carry out their deadly terrorists attacks against European and American interests; and a few recent attacks here in the states.)
Public opinion has so soured over the war (with a scant 15% still supporting the administration), that they see themselves unable to connect with their representatives over the war–let alone the government that’s
supposed to represent them.
However, things at home are much worse than they were when Bush took office. The economy is still mired in a deep recession brought on by the collapse of the housing market, the credit crunch, a near worthless dollar, and $170 oil. (Not to mention nearly $7 gas.)
High energy costs have left the majority of Americans dependent on their federal government to make ends meet–rather than the now scuttled wage earners which had helped prop up many of the former middle-class Americans in years past.
Chronic homelessness and rampant poverty now grips the nation, with no end in sight.
McCain’s tax cuts for the rich and the continued war has pushed the US deficit to nearly $14 trillion dollars–as federal revenue has fallen to its lowest level in recent memory; coupled with the strain of the insurgent population of baby boomers on Social Security and Medicare (whom retired in 2008), healthcare costs which have transcended levels not seen in a generation, and the
surge of illegal immigrants into our country has put a severe strain on our country’s medical and social services. (Thanks in part to McCain’s successful ‘amnesty’ bill; pardoning many immigrants from breaking federal law and not paying their share in back taxes–while working here illegally.)
But McCain is up for re-election and he’s once again claiming that despite the high costs of lives and money, the US is “winning the war in Iraq”. (The same ploy which Bush used in his last year in Iraq.)
And this time, the
majority of the country doesn’t support or share his views. Even a larger majority of Republicans whom blindly supported Bush’s push for war during the early 2000s, don’t rush to his defense of the conflict as they did before many years prior.
But will a change in the American public’s perceptions finally end what McCain said would be a “100 year occupation” of Iraq by 2012–almost 10 years after Bush invaded that country?
It all depends on how the people in there and
now vote.
The above scenario is little less of a fantasy and more on the
reality we all face if we let someone like John McCain in the White House–based on current trends and an equally dismal future for
all Americans.
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: elections, healthcare, Iraq, Iraq war, Iraqi civilians, McCain, milestones, national deficit, President Bush, recession, troop surge
BUSH DESIRES A REPEAT OF LEBANON
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistOddly enough, Admiral Fallon’s departure represented not just a
shift in US foreign policy, but another example of how rational
minds are no longer
wanted within the US government of high-rollers and shakers.
To
disagree with Bush is inviting getting your ass fired in a relatively short order. The President has made it clear to everyone that he doesn’t brook dissidents within his own administration.
Many have questioned his policies and paid the price for it. Many prominent figures within the administration like Colin Powell have left because of such disagreements.
And what was replaced?
Neoconservative war hawks whom belie the administration’s continued beating of the war drums.
In this day and age, this administration has made it their mission to wreck as much havoc and misery on other countries in the name of freedom and democracy;
jingoistic propaganda that would’ve sounded
great during the days of the Cold War–where we actually had an enemy, and adversary, a clearly defined
threat.
But where is the fire now?
Where in the world can the United States still call itself a superpower
by standing up against such evil despotic countries suppressing their people and their rights to such freedoms and Western-style democracies and ideals?
Unfortunately, the world
today is not the same as yesterday. The USSR that I grew up with is
gone–to be replaced by a Russia that no longer has the reach it has.
As such, there are very few countries which could threaten us militarily.
Whatever possessed our President to invade Iraq on fixed intelligence and a distortion of the facts–we may never know for awhile yet. But the end results were
not what the Bush war machine
envisioned: That Iraq would be a Western bastion of democracy and freedom.
Instead, Iraq is not even a shadow of
that. The country is continuously wracked with violence.
The government we helped install doesn’t seem to get the Bush idea that it’s supposed to rule in the traditional
democratic fashion. Since 2005, the Malaki government has shown a severe
disinclination to speed up reform and institute a democratic rule of law. As a result, there has been no democracy, no freedom, no “Hail to the Chief”-type patriotism. Just a lax of
enthusiasm, a sense of urgency, or
anything that would normally instill a recently created government body.
In short, the Bush administration had sold its soul on the idea that–
if–it could remove such despotic regimes by force, democracy would soon follow.
Sadly, history has been against us every step of the way.
And the bonofide mess in Iraq was the result of such grandiose visions. But do you hear Bush harbor regret for dragging one of the world’s most powerful armies in the world through one of the
worst blunders in modern civilization?
Nope.
The way Bush tells it, we should be
glad that we removed Saddam. We should be
glad that we wasted a soon-to-be record $3T dollars, thousands of American troops, and even more innocent Iraqi lives–just so we can have an endless war, and endless occupation of a country that is about the size of California and posed virtually no
threat to this nation.
And have no democracy or resolution in sight.
But it gets
better.
How?–you ask?
With the departure of Admiral Fallon, it pretty much clears a path to Iran’s door.
A war that’s been in the making since 2001.With Iraq under US occupation and both our troops and their equipment wearing out past the breaking point, Bush and Cheney have tried their hardest to paint Iran as a growing and
visible threat to the US.
Last year, they ramped up the “World War III” rhetoric–implying that if we did nothing
now, we could be faced with Iran raining nuclear missiles down the United States.
Would be more
credible; had the Bush administration not
lied about the threat that Iraq posed to the US and the world.
With Fallon out of the way, there is little to stop Bush from launching a
third Middle East war with a crippled military. However–before anyone gets excited over that prospect–maybe we should time-warp ourselves to the summer of 2006; where Israel tried to take out Hamas using only airpower and very little ground support.
As a result of that botched conflict, Israel came away deeply embarrassed and in no better position to do anything about that entrenched terrorist organization then it was when it first attacked.
The word on the grapevine is that Bush wants to launch punishing air strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities–in hopes that it would spur the overthrow of Ahmadinejad’s democratically-elected government.
But didn’t Israel try something similar against Hamas in 2006?
Just makes me wish that Bush had been paying more attention to what was going on in 2006 instead of trying to cement his failed war legacy in 2007.
Or 2008.
Then he would’ve
seen how much a fruitless exercise it would be to try and take out Iran with such limited resources at hand.
Given how he's reacted to imaginary or realistic threats to our national security, my guess would be...?
A resounding no
!Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: Admiral Fallon, Hamas, Iran, Iraq, President Bush, war, World War III
WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY, GOP HAS NO CLUE
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistThe recession is here and still the Republican candidates have no
clue as to how to deal with it.
How can they? Terrorism and
war is the only two things they know now.
Have a family of four approach John Boy and Ghouliani and their response would be: “Huh?”--when asked what they would do about their stagnant wages, rising healthcare costs, and job security.
See, the problem started back when Reagan was President. He was a pure capitalist by heart. He believed that being rich gave you
huge entitlements that weren’t yours. (Namely tax cuts.)
Hey, you're rich and need money, right?
So Ronnie began a destructive process which deprived trillions of dollars of needed monies to go towards working families and the middle-class–and started handing out “grab bags” to the rich and wealthy.
Money that they
didn’t need, but it was good politics, right? Deprive people of funds needed for education, job training, and assistance programs?
And so it began, a long and hard road for the many millions of American families, singles, and of course, the disabled and the elderly–primarily because good ol’ Ronnie Reagan believed that “trickle-down economics” would benefit from giving money to the rich and that would translate to strong job growth and increased wages.
Sadly, the Gipper had his signals crossed. The man was blinded by ideals that made absolutely
no sense to the average tax-paying American.
As a result, Big Business capitalized on Reagan’s generosity and started a process which has now
cheated people of a living wage, quality healthcare benefits, and job security 25 years later.
Bush I was no better. Clinton tried to level the playing field for at least 8 years during the Roaring 90s, but Bush II thought that the rich and wealthy had suffered long enough at the hand’s of Bill’s prosperity–and made the working American
pay for it by denying him and her an increase in minimum-wage for 10 years, access to affordable healthcare and prescription drugs, and education needed for higher-paying jobs.
Not to mention
adequate job security.
But it didn’t stop there. The Decider
encouraged Big Business to take their business elsewhere by offering such generous tax exemptions and breaks in exchange for shipping the bulk of America’s manufacturing complex overseas; and replacing it with low-paying wage jobs here at home.
As a result, personal debt
exploded seemingly overnight as the average American family had to face the struggle of making ends meet with what little was being offered to them.
And let’s not forget that Bush’s son also gave away tax breaks to the wealthy, the rich, and Big Business–just like Reagan did–expecting the same kind of
windfall to be seen.
But it never materialized.As a result, America’s social and domestic infrastructure has been left in ruins because of the Republican's inept economic policies.
And that’s why–when you ask any of the current GOP candidates what they plan on doing with the economy and the recession
now–all you get is a few mumbled words and a blank stare.
Because they have no clue!
The GOP never had any experience in dealing with Lower Class America. All they’ve been doing since Reagan took office has been catering to the wealthy and the powerful.
That’s all they know. All they ever will know.
As a result, people like you and me will only continue to suffer at their gross incompetence.
But it's no big deal.
After all, who is better to take care of us than the Republican Party, right?
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: big business, Bill Clinton, economics, entitlements, GOP, President Bush, recession, tax cuts, wealthy
ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE NOT SO 'STIMULATING'
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistJust occured to me last night--as I was going to bed--that this economic package that Bush proposed lacks any real substance or
teeth to be of any real help to the sagging economy.
Pay close attention to his words: "This is designed to help
big business stay afloat, and whatever's left--we'll give to the middle-class and working poor."
Think that $1600 is going to you because you're married, have a job, and two kids?
Think again.
In 2001, I was promised $300 for a single person, $600 for someone who is married.
I got $75!
Wow!
I can certainly go to town on this amount! I was completely
fucked by my own government! Ass fucked so severely, my butt's permantly puckered here!
Surprised? Actually, no. The reason why I got that amount (and not the $300 I was promised), was because I was working
minimum-wage. I could only qualify for the $300 if I was making (minimum), $20,000 or more. $600 if I was making $40,000. (Families making this amount got double or even triple the amount.)
So $75 was my damned consulation prize.
And this is the reason why I
curse my fucking government for being such stingy bastards.
Everyone talks big and all, but who gets
reamed in the ass like a corner-plodding whore?
It's people like me whom make less than $15,000 a year on minimum-wage. (Back in 2001, I was only making $11,000.)
That's who!No one
ever talks about us. We just focus on the high-rollers whom make $20K or more. (Like good little sheeple.)
And that's why these stimulus packages are such a joke and waste of tax-payer's monies.
They aren't designed to help those who
truly need it. They just package it in such a way that gives the *illusion* that we are helping you out.
We're not.
We're just adding to the deficit (to the tune of $150B), and the working poor and some lower-class Americans get the royal shaft once again.
But don't think for a second that this stimulus package is going to be of any use to the economy.
While two-thirds of all Americans spent their tax rebate in the first six months of 2001, the rest
saved their money.
And did it jumpstart the economy? It did
somewhat, but the problems plaguing us from the 2001 recession never really left us. Our job creation numbers have sucked for the longest 8 years imaginable.
Our debt has grown so bad, many certified public accountants are having nightmares and needing therapy.
All it did was give more money to the rich and everyone else was left hanging high and
dry.
This time, the problem is
worse. High energy, high food prices, inflation which hasn't been seen in awhile, credit card debt skyhigh, and a housing meltdown that makes global warming look like your average July summer bake sale in the South.
And let's not forget $3 gas--which wasn't the case back in 2001.
Still think that your rebate check is going to save the economy when you're faced with
these problems?
Bush seems to think so. But Bush has always been locked away in his own little fantasy world.
Funny thing is, so are the Democrats we helped put back into power.
It would be ironic if it wasn't such a sad thing to witness first hand.
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: $3 gas, economy, high-energy, housing meltdown, President Bush, recession, stimulus, tax cuts
DIPLOMACY WAS NEVER BUSH’S STRONG SUITE
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistThough he’s trying to come off sounding and
looking like a state-officiate of democracy and freedom, the sad truth is, none of the authoritarian ruling families controlling the Middle Eastern bloc are all that
interested in spreading democracy, freedom, or rights for all its ruling class citizens.
But let’s not confuse political fantasy and hubris with reality here.
George Bush was never the type of man whom could link freedom
with democracy if it bit him in the ass.
He is more of a showman with hat rather than all talk
then action.
For Bush, an opportunity for a photo-op is more plausible than actually having to do the hard work himself. (Explains why he doles out the real job tasks at hand to unqualified cronies.)
This way, he can get off the blame train by saying that at
least he tried, but points out that isn’t his fault that nothing fruitful came of his visits.
The sadder part to this whole Presidency is the fact that our own
President of the United States never believed in real diplomacy–let alone real democracy.
A product of the Cold War, people like Bush always favored heavy-handed actions and strong, tough talk. People of this constituency rarely relied on real diplomatic overtures and ideals of freedom.
For them, they see enemies whether they
exist or not. For them, there is no middle ground. No alternative path to take–in case things get bad.
And for the last 8 years, things have gotten bad for us.
Only because our Commander-in-Chief had completely
abandoned the fine arts of diplomacy and democracy; in favor of fear and blind rhetoric.
The result?
We now see the results of an insulated administration trying to get back in touch with the real world.
And quite frankly? It’s quite
embarrassing to watch a once powerful man stumble his through the routines of reaching out and claiming to be a champion of freedom and justice.
I know it. Our international allies know it.
But Bush?
I highly doubt that he even knows it.Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: abandoned, allies, democracy, diplomacy, hubris, insulated, Middle East, President Bush
FANTASY BECOMES A NIGHTMARISH REALITY
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistForget Iran.
Let’s worry about a nuclear-armed Pakistan.
Yes.A nuclear-
armed Pakistan.
This isn’t just some fantasy spiel concocted by the Bush administration over the case of phantom weapons of mass destruction with Iraq–or the possibility that Iran
might be developing nuclear weapons.
No.
This is reality.
The US’s worse nightmare imaginable.
For years now, we’ve heard the Bush and neocon cabal tell us that their worse Cold War fears is that terrorists somehow get a hold of some nukes and detonate them abroad or on US soil.
The perfect harbinger to and end to our democracy.
They’ve been telling us that we should be vigilant and fear everyone around us whom is not an American citizen. (a.k.a:
Muslims)
They’ve told us that if we didn’t rat out those whom we saw as a threat–we would only play into the terrorists’ hands.
Oddly enough, Pervez Musharraf’s recent actions in Pakistan seems to have born out some of those fears.
But let’s not get a hold of ourselves here and start preaching doom and gloom just yet.
After all, we supported this latest military strongman (for democracy’s sake–
naturally), and we’ll go on supporting him until it’s convenient for us to either cut ties with that country and our former ally–or
invade.
We did it with Iraq. So why not Pakistan?
Of course, with Musharaff cracking down on dissenters, the media, and the opposition–he’s making the terrorists’ job of obtaining nuclear matériel that much easier.
And given the fact that we practically
gave Pakistan the weapons technology and material to make
nukes–that Cold War fantasy of terrorists getting their hands on them…
Makes it all the more real.
And to think…we have
Bush to thank for that?
Who would’ve thought: A US President supposedly upholding freedom and democracy–by giving the terrorists just what they could’ve wanted and more...?
Only because our esteemed President (George W. Bush) thought it would be swell!–to park some nuclear weapons in the middle of a predominantly Muslim
country?I guess it is really true what they say about people and their ambitions these days:
You really don’t need a brain to become President of the United States of America!Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: Al-Qaeda, fantasy, Iran, Iraq, Musharaff, Muslims, nightmare, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, President Bush, terrorists, US
BUSH’S FAILED WAR ON TERROR
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistPersonally, I don’t get tired of saying it: But you
cannot defeat an ideology with military force.
You can knock terrorist groups down for a time, kill some of their followers and maybe–if you’re lucky–nab some of their leadership, but in the end–they always bounce back; stronger than ever.
When President Bush was asked about Al-Qaeda’s resurgence and phenomenal strength of numbers, the
look on his face and body posture looked clear to me that he was about to
throw up.
Why?
Because since 9-11, W has been telling us: “We’re winning the war on terror!” and “We have Osama on the run!” and “It’s just a matter of time before we catch him!”
So the reality of this latest report by some intelligence analysts really shocked Bush to the core.
After blowing billions of dollars, manpower, and military hardware trying to oust and defeat the Taliban–and letting Osama escape at Tora Bora–the stark reality of this “war on terror” has been made perfectly clear:
We haven’t won anything at all.
Because of Bush’s incompetence at Afghanistan, his brazen swaggering into Iraq to topple an impotent dictator–the last 5 years of war in Iraq was just the ambrosia that Osama needed to reconstitute, reconstruct, and literally
remake his organization into an even more deadlier, more
stronger, entity than ever before.
And this time…?
Killing off Al-Qaeda is going to be even more
difficult to achieve than ever before. Even impossible.
All of this because Bush let his eyes off the ball for one split second in Afghanistan.
And do you what’s even more amusing about this whole thing?
Bill Clinton really can’t be
blamed for Bush's failures! Because he wasn’t
President on 9-11!
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: 9-11, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, failures, Iraq, Osama bin Laden, President Bush, war on terror
THE WHITE HOUSE’S NEW SPOILED BRAT
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistSimply put:
Bush has
no political capital to spend or a united Republican Party to stand behind anymore–when dictating America’s course in Iraq.
The once staunch President is now a lame duck, people. And though he may make enough noise to sound like he’s still got some
bite left, the Democrats recent moves on the war funding bills undercuts just how
vulnerable Bush is now–compared to 2004.
Bush no longer has the momentum he once had which spelled out his stubborn resoluteness in the face of the reality.
The reality now–for him–is that Congress isn’t going to give him what he wants with no strings attached. That was with the GOP-controlled Congress.
This one’s Democrat
.
(And like Pelosi recently said: “There is a new Congress in town, Mr. President.”)
However, Bush’s attempts to lay blame at the feet of the Democrats–if the new funding doesn’t get to the troops in time (when they have until July at the latest–is even more
shameful than what the Democrats did to make sure that this latest round of funding came with strings attached.
Crying foul because both the people
and Congress wants a marked change in failed war strategies, isn’t the hallmark of a wise and seasoned President of the United States.
It is the sign of a
spoiled brat who isn’t getting his way anymore.
And Bush’s latest temper tantrum illustrates just how far out of touch with mainstream America he really is.
Maybe Daddy should spank?Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1@yahoo.comLabels: Bush, Democrats, GOP, mainstream America, people, President Bush, spoiled brat, vulnerable, war funding, White House
CONGRESS HAS THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY; BUSH DOESN’T
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistRegardless of what some people think about who has what in our branches of government, our President may be Commander-in-Chief, but Congress still calls the shots on whether they should continue funding this sad debacle of a war.
By attaching language, Congress is living up to the people’s demands that this war end, and end soon:
Not by some open-ended conflict with no end in sight.
That’s what the people of the United States of America wants. That’s what Congress is delivering. What Bush wants is more money from his
rubberstamping Congress–with absolute no regards to where the money comes from–just so long as he gets what he wants without regard to Congress or the people.
Why do you think Chuck Hagel called for Bush’s impeachment if he doesn’t
listen to the wishes of the people he’s supposed to represent or Congress?
This is one of the things that our Founding Fathers implemented in the creation of our country’s Constitution:
They saw the inherent problems one person ruling over one country would present, without one or two more branches to keep him in check!
And while the Constitution does keep separate the powers of both the executive branch and Congress separate, it doesn’t give Bush unlimited power to do with what he pleases–while
completely ignoring the people and Congress all at the same time.
This is not how our democracy was built upon.
Calling Bush on this critical matter means reigning in an out-of-control President who has so far had a complete
disregard for procedure, law, and the Constitution of the United States of America.
Not to mention the 300 million people inhabiting it.
If Bush doesn’t like being called on matters of state, he shouldn’t have run for President, now should he?
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1@yahoo.comLabels: Congress, Constitution, disregard, law, people, President Bush, unlimited power
