Just another day at the office

Ho hum, just another day at the office. Let’s see: Republicans are about to change the rules so that Tom (the Hammer) DeLay will not have to give up his office even if he is indicted for a felony. The rule currently states that anyone indicted for a felony should resign his office. Except, of course, for Tom DeLay. You see, Tom DeLay is a Republican and the same rules don’t apply to Republicans when they control the Congress. Simple, no?

Porter Goss who swore he would be a nonpartisan Director of the CIA, if confirmed, now that he has been confirmed, is embarked on a purge of the agency, getting rid of anyone who is suspected of either leaking anything damaging to the Bush Administration, or even worse, being too liberal. If that doesn’t get the message across, he has also sent out a memo instructing the CIA personnel that their job is to support the Administration. There is nothing partisan about this, is there? And, of course, this is going to do wonders for the international war on terror.

The Department of the Interior, taking advantage I guess of the confusion surrounding the election, has given permission for ConocoPhillips and Anadarko Petroleium to drill on the Alaska north slopes. I guess they didn’t want this made too public as none of the major media seems to have reported it (as far as I know).

Oh, and by the way, the Senate approved an 800 billion dollar increase in the National Debt Limit. This will bring the debt to a tidy 8.18 TRILLION DOLLARS! Someone has said this amounts to some $124,000 dollars per American family. But that’s okay, we can just put it on our credit cards. This is, I am told, 8 times the debt limit Reagan had in 1981. Of course there has been some inflation. The Republicans, it is said, were remarkably quiet while this was being discussed in the Senate. Imagine.

Finally, the Democrats are saying they approved the appointment of Porter Goss, “but only after his having to answer some tough questions.” They have also said that Condaleeza Rice will be conformed, “but only after answering some tough questions.” Now they are saying that Alberto Gonzales will be confirmed also, “but only after answering some tough questions.” One cannot help but wonder why, if they already know they are going to confirm these people, do they bother asking them any questions at all?

I cannot wait for their memoirs. “Condaleeza Rice: How I Overcame a Poverty Background to Become One of the Leading Fascists in the World.” Alberto Gonzales: ditto.

It should be obvious that the only reason for questioning these candidates is for show. The outcome is predetermined. The Democrats, along with their Republican co-conspirators, can all maintain their respective positions in the Fascist hierarchy being created to aid the ultimate aim: Corporate control of the world.