Cape Karen
When my 90 year-old, ex mother-in-law, writes in a Christmas card that she hopes to see a new President in charge before she "goes" ~ well . . . that's really something . . . especially coming from someone who has been voting since 1936! A grandmother and great-grandmother she knows, that if this keeps up, the future looks grim for those she will leave behind.
How sad is that!
And now, we've learned that our fearful, paranoid leader has gone ahead and spied on American citizens without first obtaining the constitutionally required legal warrants. Afraid that it would result in a Congressional and public outcry, of our Fourth Amendment protections, if he went through available legal channels, he just went right ahead and did his dirty deeds in secret ~ because he could! Because he has the POWER! (Didn't someone named Nixon do something similar years back?) This disclosure makes me wonder what else he's up to that we don't know about?
The secrecy, lies, corruption and greed, that earmark this deranged administration, have gone way beyond acceptable behaviors. The entire focus of this Oval Office seems to be all wrapped-up in terrorist fears and big oil interests. Let's put things in perspective, Mr. Bush - you have a country to run, not just to protect. We have other important day-to-day issues that need attention; poverty and homelessness, the environment, the health-care crisis, social security reform, minimum wage increases would be nice, ~ not to mention curbing your federal spending; spending that has our national debt soaring to never-before-seen heights.
Some kind of sensible balance needs to be established if we are to avoid capsizing and sinking this big ship called, "America." We are sailing in rough seas with a stubborn Captain at the helm; the ship is listing badly, new 'leaks' are spurting-up everywhere ~ and, I don't know about you ~ but I'm getting really seasick and scared.
Maybe in the New Year we will have a sea-change?
If not ~ man the lifeboats!