Intelligence, or business as usual?

Apparently the Congress and the White House have agreed on an Intelligence Bill that will result in major changes for the intelligence industry. Like the Patriot Act it was passed in a hurry in response to pressure from the 9/ll survivors and others, and in spite of the fact that initially Bush was opposed to it. Of course after a bit of pressure he was for it. Never accuse Bush of being a flip-flopper, even though he has flip-flopped on virtually every important issue that has come up in the past four years. My guess is, just like the Patriot Act, most of the Congressmen didn’t bother to actually read it and have little or no idea of what might ensue as a result of it. You all realize, I hope, that your Congressmen and Senators routinely pass legislation without bothering to read it or have any idea of what it all means. Hey, they are busy people, they can’t be bothered to take time off from their fund raising to actually tend to the needs of the American people. Who needs the people when you have Corporations to take care of you?

Having procrastinated for a while I have finally finished Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States 1492 to the Present. This is a book that should be required reading for everyone in the United States. Of course we shouldn’t expect anyone in Washington, D.C. to read it, as apparently they don’t read anything other than their stock market reports. You all realize, I hope, that all of them are either millionaires or multi-millionaires, and hold office until death do they depart, except for very rare exceptions. This was not, I think, what the founding fathers had in mind for the Congress. Senators are no better, they all have their designated positions in the Fascist hierarchy that is taking control of our country.

We have to get rid of the DLC. There is simply no room for two Republican parties in the United States. One is quite enough. Actually, more than enough. It should be obvious by now to everyone that trying to be Republican-lite just isn’t going to work. Let’s go back to the basic Democratic values: equality and fair play for everyone, decent wages, health care, jobs, separation of church and state, one person one vote, universal education, and, above all, tolerance of diversity.

Still counting in Ohio. Still losing in Iraq. Still lying constantly to the American Public. Still incompetent. But still absolutely right about everything, no mistakes. Just ask God.