Fear Mongering 101

BushCo seems to be in a self-destructive spiral right now. With fall out from Hurricane Katrina, decreasing support for the war in Iraq, indictments and investigations of key GOP leaders, and now, possible prosecution for traitorous acts, the Administration resorts to desperate measures.

Apparently, the new terrorists are the old Communists and we will all die if we don't follow the BushCo plan. Some of the excerpts from Bush's speech seem like paranoid delusions...

In truth, they have endless ambitions of imperial domination and they wish to make everyone powerless except themselves…They seek to end dissent in every form and to control every aspect of life and to rule the soul itself...

No act of ours invited the rage of the killers, and no concession, bribe or act of appeasement would change or limit their plans for murder...

Evil men who want to use horrendous weapons against us are working in deadly earnest to gain them...

The list is quite revealing and scary. So what do we know? It feels like there is a loss of control. The people in charge, BushCo, can't get anything right. The people not in charge, the Democrats, can't step up with alternatives. The arrogant "swagger" of BushCo Republicans doesn't make a difference in our security. We know that now. The Democrats can get their act together an bravely step forth to take the helm, but the potential is there. When it comes to protecting Americans, the notion that Dems can't provide it is a flat out lie. We know that now. It is hard to believe that the Republicans can do the same. Our hope is to elect the BushCo Congress and Senate members out next year and replace them with progressive-minded people, no matter their party affiliation. That's right, no matter... True, the GOP's united front makes it harder for progressive conservatives to move in and we are more likely to see pragmatic progressives in the Democratic, Green, and Libertarian Parties. But, if Democrats take the Congress back, these balances Republicans out there can help reshape their cracked Party and bring back the conservative values needed to balance our government.

Thinking practically is what brings progress. That is something Americans desperately need, for the sake of all government...