"Exit polls reported that voters by a margin of 62-33 percent voted on national, not local, issues. They voted for four, closely-bunched national reasons: corruption, terrorism, the economy, and Iraq. By 57-41 percent they disapproved of Bush's handling of Iraq. They didn't give a damn about taxes or "values" or local pork."
from: A Bulk Rate on Printing Subpoenas? By David Swanson
There can be no denying now that America's citizens are in strong agreement that a drastic change of direction is absolutely needed and that governmental corruption is the foremost issue that must addressed immediately. The years of the Presidency of George W. Bush will be remembered as a pathetic display of pervasive incompetence, corruption and cronyism at best, and as a treasonous horror pushing us to the precipice of the downfall of this glorious Republic at worst as multiple investigations commence in January.
The leaders have already stepped up. They ran for office - and many won, they made phone calls, they went door-to-door, they petitioned, they wrote their editors, they debated with their friends, they protested, they blogged, they fought voter suppression and election fraud. They voted. Many broke with their political party in order to do so. And they prayed.
The leaders, true American citizen patriots who sooner or later saw clearly through the smokescreen of the corporate media, the partisan hack ideologues and the religious hypocrites - are back in charge of the nation.
The leaders: Christians, Muslims, Atheists, Jews, Buddhists, et al - who saw through the "Christian" facade of the Radical Republican Christian Right wolves - the wolves who stole their way into power in the bloodless coup of 2000 and have been covertly pursuing their war profiteering, citizen suppressing agenda while lying to, terrifying and distracting us for six ardous years. The true leaders have fired the false ones, or at least many of their enablers and abetters. That was the best we could do - for now.
The leaders - the people - are back in power. To those that led, thank you. To those that didn't:
Follow, or get the hell out of the way.
We are taking our nation back.
Tuesday's election was ultimately a scathing, pervasive indictment by the majority of voting Americans of the incredibly misguided, corrupt, immoral leadership of President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and their entire Administration.
A mandate, indeed.
When I slid my ballot into the voting machine at McRae Park in Minneapolis on Tuesday, the number "911" came up. I was the nine hundred and eleventh voter at my precinct polling place. A coincidence to be sure, but 911 represents two things:
1). An emergency call. This election was an emergency. The health, perhaps even the continued existence of our nation a we know it was at risk. It was the most important election of my lifetime - maybe of our nation's 230 year history.
2). 9/11. The events of September 11th, 2001 provided the justification for a comprehensive assault on the "inalienable" freedoms, liberties and identifiable character of Americans as codified in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights as well as our commitment to the Geneva Accords, the Nuhremberg Principles, World Peace, and finally the innocent civilians of Iraq.
The events of September 11th, 2001 also were used to justify the theft of billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury as funneled into Halliburton, Bechtel, Brown & Root and other "CheneyCo" and "CheneyCrony" bank accounts as well as billions of dollars in resources rightfully owned by the Iraqi people.
The events of 9/11 could not have possibly taken place without inside help. That isn't conspiracy theory, that is fact.
The planes could not have possibly gotten through to their targets without a "stand down" order - possibly by the same man who arranged long before to have most of our SAC fighters out of range for "exercises".
Minneapolis Organizer: World Can't Wait-Drive Out the Bush Regime ~~~ Co-Founder: ImpeachforPeace.org ~~~ Theatrical Entertainer and Ballroom Dance Instructor by trade
All that definitely needs to be done. Nice to see you opening the 9/11 coffin to let in some light. Hopefully a lot of others will follow suit.
Hopefully also, the new Congress will dedicate itself to attacking the tough problems such as foreign energy dependence, immigration, reducing the power of the Executive Branch, dismantling Federal participation in the War on Drugs, repealling what's been squandered in the way of rights of everyday Americans.
Seems unlikely, but it might happen.
J
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Jack Purcell (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 103 comments)
on Friday, November 10, 2006 at 9:03:55 AM
I am getting a very mixed response from this. Many Democrats are already eager to sit back and let the new Congress fix everything. Didn't these past six years teach us anything? This crazy experimental Constitutional Republic only works when we citizens make it work for us! Passively letting those in D.C. make all the decisions again will only lead us down this same road sometime soon.
Investigate, Indict, Impeach!
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Mikael Rudolph (49 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 76 comments)
on Friday, November 10, 2006 at 11:43:43 AM
Keep up the great work yourself. 911 Truth may be the final straw that brings the NeoCons down or may be the truth that finally comes out once they are gone. Either way - America and the world deserves to know the truth.
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Mikael Rudolph (49 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 76 comments)
on Sunday, November 12, 2006 at 1:51:24 PM
Hi Mikael,
First off, thanks for the comments, but there is little chance of 9/11 being tackled by this Congress. With the move for Murtha to be House speaker, the Democrats are moving to appease a publicly agreed upon issue with clear implications and rationale. 9/11, although agreed by most to be a mystery, and the government's story to be a fabrication, is not something that a party can center around, much less a party whose leadership bought hook, line and sinker. Although many bought Iraq the same way, Iraq is clearly a debacle, and one that everybody can agree on, even Richard Perle! I don't forsee a 9/11 redo in the near future. Much like the Kennedy assasination, there may be a reopening of the investigation in the future, but I don't believe this will be the case with 110th Congress. Much like what happen in the 70s they will have to peal back the most recent botched polcies and eventually get back to 9/11, if at all. Many just want to forget about it, put it behind them and carry on, not realizing that no one, not a single person has been held accountable for this act, at least not in a court of law, or execution. One symbol of 9/11s baffaling effect on society is that there is a memorial to the victims of flight 587 at the site of the crash, but not one for the WTC site. This really exhibits the bizarre reaction to this tragedy. Something is obviously amiss, but people are too scard and traumatized to deal with it effectively yet. Maybe years from now a new investigation will be commissioned, but I wouldn't hold my breath for the 110th do 911 truthers any favors.
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JP Brewster (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments)
on Monday, November 13, 2006 at 10:47:36 AM
Our governmental officials will respond to what the majority of the electorate insist upon. It is in our control. Only with passive inaction do we relinquish our power.
Reopening 911 investigations after Bush and Cheney are removed from office for their multiple other crimes should be a priority.
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Mikael Rudolph (49 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 76 comments)
on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:24:00 PM
