Since 911, there have been those in America who, in reaction to the attack, have been doing Bin Laden’s work for him. Republican politicians and conservative pundits on TV and the radio have used the 911 attacks and the war on terror to advanced extreme conservative ideals and their own political careers. The Bush administration did more to destroy American ideals and the American way of life than Bin Laden or Al-Qaeda ever could. Attacks on the liberties, freedoms, and rights of Americans by the Bush Administration had to be more than Bin Laden could have wished for. The shame and tarnished image brought to America by the Bush Administration has injured this country and played right into the hands of the terrorists.

With the election of Obama and a Democratic Congress, America has begun to get back on track and return to the great nation that it was before Bush. But now we are in danger of having the tide turn again. As crazy and insane as it seems, the lies, deceit, and manipulation of the Right, combined with the continuing dismal, Republican-caused, bad economy, are having and effect on many Americans. Even worse, the race-baiting, hateful, and fear-mongering pundits on the right has been turning their hate towards the Muslim religion, and as a result the incidents of resistance and violence are increasing. Freedom of religion is one of America’s most sacred ideals.

It is sad, and a measure of the depth of Republican/Conservative shamefulness, that we live in a time when Freedom of speech is given to corporations and freedom of religion is denied to individuals. If the Republicans take control of Congress in November, pray for America!

Republicans have a pretty sweet deal. They obstruct, lie, deceive, filibuster, and completely resist ANYTHING the Democrats try to do in Congress, and to appease them almost everything passed in Congress is watered down and made much less effective. Then when things do not get better because of the weakened legislation, the Republicans can say “see, we told you this is not good. We were right to fight against it.” They come out smelling like a rose and the Dems look bad.

There is ONLY one solution. Obama and the Democrats need to forget bipartisanship, they need to quit worrying about how many votes they are going to get, and they need to start using every process, trick, and procedure available to get done what they know is right! They need to fight the lies with facts and the truth, call out the Republicans for their lies, and adopt any and all tactics that will be effective in countering the obstructionism and lies of the Right. Let the Republicans filibuster all they want. Maybe those who believe their lies will start to see the light of truth. There are only two kinds of Republicans – those who lie and those who believe the lies.

If you burn your hand on the stove and after trying several remedies it still hurts too much, it would be insane to put your hand back into the flame as a way to ease the pain. Americans are still hurting very much from the crash of the economy, and according to the pundits, Americans are about to “stick their hands back into the fire” by electing Republicans during the mid-term elections. Now, that’s insane!

There is no question that the financial meltdown was the result of extreme and risky behavior on the part of Wall Street and the big banks. That behavior was only possible because of the 8 years of deregulation and “in bed with Wall Street and big business” government during the Bush Administration and Republican control of Congress. And worse yet, even now that the Democrats have taken control, the Republicans continue to fight tooth and nail to stop any new regulation, to protect Wall Street and big business, and to stop any reform. They also obstruct and fight against any and all legislation meant to help the economy or improve the lives of Americans. They would rather the entire country go to Hell in a hand-basket than let Obama and the Democrats have any success at all. But, of course, the wealthy will be the last to go. Now, that’s insane!

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said “so far, change sucks!” Talk about memory loss! Have we forgotten the nightmare of the Bush years? Yes, the economy still sucks, but are people seriously suggesting America is not in a better place?? Just how long do people think it takes to unravel 8 years of destruction, corruption, and crimes against the Constitution and America? Torture, illegal wiretaps, lying to the American people in order to invade another country, a redistribution of wealth from the middle class and poor to those who are already wealthy (the Bush tax cuts), exposing a CIA agent to take revenge on her husband for not supporting an illegal war, politicizing the Justice Department and threatening the very structure of our form of government in the process, and much more. That was just the short list. Just Google “The crimes of the Bush Administration” and see for yourself.

Hands down, the Bush Administration was the most criminal, the most power-grabbing, the most secretive, the most deceitful, the most destructive, and the most un-American in history. And today, the ONLY thing the Republican Party is offering America is a return to the Bush years. Voting for a Republican in the mid-terms is insanity! Americans who want to switch back to Republican rule seem to have no memory beyond yesterday. Insanity!

The United States Supreme Court has become The United States Supreme Corporation.  For the 2^nd time in a little more than a decade, five conservative justices on the Supreme Court have soiled the under pants of their integrity and made a completely political decision that will have dire and destructive consequences for the people of this country.

The “Feces Five,” as I called them during the Great American Coup in 2000, appointed George Bush to the Office of President of the United States, against the will of the people (a known fact, NOT a guess or conjecture or an opinion), and the results have been devastating to America.  The Bush Administration, the most secretive, the most criminal, and the most unconstitutional in history, in the span of two terms, managed to turn record surpluses into record deficits, destroy America’s reputation & image, invade another country without justification, nearly complete the politicization of the Judicial branch of the government (altering the very structure of government), illegally spy on American citizens, engage this country in torture and other war crimes, and deregulate the financial industry to the point where a 2^nd great depression was barely avoided!  Thanks a lot Feces Five!

Now, the same feces five, with one member replaced, have again soiled the under pants of their integrity and made a decision that promises to have even more devastating effects.  Giving corporations the ability to contribute unlimited amounts to campaigns and politicians, in the name of free speech, is a decision that has no basis in reality.  What’s next?  Maybe we should give corporations the right to vote?