"The man was lost and then he was found and now he's more lost than ever --
and he's taking us into the darkness with him."

"And then you read the paper and realize the country is led by a man who isn't
paying attention, and you hope that somebody will poke him. Or put a sign on his
desk that says, "Try Much Harder.""

"The man was lost and then he was found and now he's more lost than ever, plus
being blind."

"From within the Pentagon bureaucracy, he did battle against Donald Rumsfeld
and John Yoo at the Justice Department and shadowy figures taking orders from
Dick (Gunner) Cheney, arguing America had ratified the Geneva Convention that
forbids cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners, and so it has the
force of law. They seemed to be arguing that the president has the right to
order prisoners to be tortured."

"Wiretap surveillance of Americans without a warrant? Great. Go for it."

"Wiretap surveillance of Americans without a warrant? Great. Go for it."

"According to the leaders of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, our country is
practically as vulnerable today as it was on 9/10. Our seaports are wide open,
our airspace is not secure except for the nation's capital, and little has been
done about securing the nuclear bomb materials lying around in the world."

"The U.S. Constitution provides a simple ultimate way to hold him to account
for war crimes and the failure to attend to the country's defense."

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature...03/01/keillor/
By Garrison Keillor

HTH
--
Cliff

Bush perpetuates irrational fears ....
By Josh Macdonald
DAILY BRUIN COLUMNIST
[
Much can be said about the incompetence of the current U.S. government, but it's
hard to argue that they don't seem to have the well-being and security of the
American people in mind.

During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush made it clear that his
thoughts on the disaster, however limited, were focused on those in the most
need.

In a quote from The Washington Post, President Bush took the time during a press
conference to reference the immense loss: "Out of the rubbles of (Sen.) Trent
Lott's house – he lost his entire house – there's going to be a fantastic house.
And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch."

If there's one thing the Bush administration really understands, it's that
government is all about providing security – or in Bush's case, the illusion of
security.

I'm talking about the good old-fashioned neighborhood watch variety, where
everybody benefits but the criminals. Where loaded rifles and shotguns hang on
the walls in every house. Where an itchy feeling in the air is enough to lure an
armed posse out into the streets.

Step one: Find a legitimate threat to public well-being. Then, turn it into an
irrational fear you can manipulate the public with at any time. How would we
know how scared to be if it wasn't for the Homeland Security color chart?
]

More good stuff ...
--
Cliff

From a power perspective (the only way to correctly view any
bureacracy) the gov't has nothing to lose and everything to gain from
further attacks.

D

In article .com,
wrote:

From a power perspective (the only way to correctly view any
bureacracy) the gov't has nothing to lose and everything to gain from
further attacks.

When I think of 9/11 I ask; who profited?

--
Free men own guns, slaves don't
www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/

Is this what they call "junk food"?

RM

"Cliff" wrote in message
...

"The man was lost and then he was found and now he's more lost than
ever --
and he's taking us into the darkness with him."

"And then you read the paper and realize the country is led by a man who
isn't
paying attention, and you hope that somebody will poke him. Or put a sign
on his
desk that says, "Try Much Harder.""

"The man was lost and then he was found and now he's more lost than ever,
plus
being blind."

"From within the Pentagon bureaucracy, he did battle against Donald
Rumsfeld
and John Yoo at the Justice Department and shadowy figures taking orders
from
Dick (Gunner) Cheney, arguing America had ratified the Geneva Convention
that
forbids cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners, and so it
has the
force of law. They seemed to be arguing that the president has the right
to
order prisoners to be tortured."

"Wiretap surveillance of Americans without a warrant? Great. Go for it."

"Wiretap surveillance of Americans without a warrant? Great. Go for it."

"According to the leaders of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, our country
is
practically as vulnerable today as it was on 9/10. Our seaports are wide
open,
our airspace is not secure except for the nation's capital, and little has
been
done about securing the nuclear bomb materials lying around in the world."

"The U.S. Constitution provides a simple ultimate way to hold him to
account
for war crimes and the failure to attend to the country's defense."

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature...03/01/keillor/
By Garrison Keillor

HTH
--
Cliff