Senatorial insanity

The Alito nomination was forwarded to the complete Senate by a completely partisan vote: ten Republicans for it, eight Democrats opposed. Now you might think that if we had a President interested in the best interests of the nation and the American public he might sense how divisive this is and withdraw the nomination. But who could possibly believe that Bush/Cheney have any interest whatsoever in the national interest or the American public? They have never shown any interest in anything other than enriching their already filthy rich cronies and the corporate interests that make their reign possible.

But what's with the Senate? It is understandable, I guess, why Democratic Senators are speaking out against Alito (but doing nothing meaningful about it), but what about other Senators? Why are they supporting this guy? Any of them? Alito is on record for supporting the so-called "unitary executive" concept. What this means is he believes the Executive (President) should have virtually unlimited power. What this also means is that the power of the Senate and the House will be diminished. Senators are going to vote for this? Are they completely insane? This is like voting for someone who has announced in advance he/she is going to eliminate your job (in this case, power). Frankly, I don't understand this. But, then, I don't understand how anyone could possibly continue to support this scandal-ridden, lying, torturing, criminal, incompetent, greedy bunch of self-serving nincompoops. Somewhere I saw today that Bush's approval rating was down to 36%. Does this mean that almost a third of the U.S. population has already had lobotomies?

If you somehow still believe that Bush acted legally to order warrantless wiretaps read the latest issue of the New York Review of Books and peruse the list of legal experts who have signed off on this. If you believe anything Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, or any of the other neocons say, please consult your nearest psychiatrist. And oh, yeah, the Iranians are someday going to have a nuclear bomb. When they do they will immediately drop it on Israel because...well, because they have a death wish and want their country immediately bombed off the face of the earth. You must understand, idiocy comes in really big doses in the United States. The Senate is a good example. The House is worse. But remember, always be of good cheer. Busy boys are happy boys, and never happier than when feasting splendidly on corporate largesse. Don't worry, all is not lost. That will come later this year.