"The wealthy, not only by private fraud but also by common laws, do every day pluck and snatch away from the people some part of their daily living. Therefore, when I consider and weigh in my mind these commonwealths which nowadays do flourish, I perceive nothing but a certain conspiracy of rich men in procuring their own commodities under the name and authority of the commonwealth.

They invent and devise all means and crafts, first how to keep safely without fear of losing that which they have unjustly gathered together, and next how to hire and abuse the work and labor of the people for as little money and effort as possible."

Thomas More, Utopia

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

"F" is for Failure

What follows is a recent TomDispatch post on the sorry Team Bush report card. They have so much with which to be proud:

On the brief occasions when the President now appears in the Rose Garden to "comfort" or "reassure" a shock-and-awed nation, you can almost hear those legions of ducks quacking lamely in the background. Once upon a time, George W. Bush, along with his top officials and advisors, hoped to preside over a global Pax Americana and a domestic Pax Republicana -- a legacy for the generations. More recently, their highest hope seems to have been to slip out of town in January before the you-know-what hits the fan. No such luck.
The rest...

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

The good news? Less than a 100 days of this horrible Commander-in-Chief.

The bad news? Neither of the major party candidates will help the working man.

"leftisthebest"

Coldtype said...

Therein lies the problem.

Coldtype said...

Much closer to the point Lefty, IOZ nails it here I think.

Anonymous said...

Right on, brother!

"leftisthebest"

Anonymous said...

Hey Coldie:

I was wondering your take on the department's canceling time due for the days before and after the election, in addition to, requiring firefighters and paramedics to take home their gear for possible call-in.

"leftisthebest"

Coldtype said...

I didn't catch this Lefty (been off a few days). Maybe they expect something I don't. I mean, how much of a shock would an Obama victory be at this point? The man is running against Bush 2.0.