Going from bad to worse

This business of selling control of our ports to Dubai is bringing to light just how bad things are here in the U.S. It seems that this is only one deal out of hundreds in which we are simply selling our assets to foreign governments. Hard assets, like ports, not just questionable bonds and such. This is obviously the same thing involved in the Bush/Cheney attempt to sell public lands. These kinds of assets, when gone, are gone for good. We will eventually not even own our own country. In short, we are so far in debt the only thing we can do is sell off our hard assets. I guess that is great news? The more we learn about this deal with Dubai the worse it stinks. Despite White House claims that there were no objections it turns out there were, in fact, serious objections from the Coast Guard and others. They were ignored. It also turns out there are intimate connections between Dubai and the Carlyle Group (surprise!). The deal is apparently illegal as well. But that won't bother Republicans who have already caved in to the White House. There is apparently absolutely nothing so outrageous, illegal and disgusting that Republicans won't support. Don't be surprised if the major Democrats don't also cave. If anyone believes that Dubai voluntarily requested a 45 day investigation they are too far gone for help. This is nothing but another scam designed to help Bush save face.

Because of increasing international pressure to close Guantanamo prison the Administration has now taken to sidetracking prisoners to a prison in Bagram, Afghanistan, that, according to reports, is even worse than Guantanamo. It has also become increasingly obvious that the torture that goes on in our scattered gulags is certainly not the result of a "few bad apples." Indeed, it is the result of many years of CIA research into just what kind of torture works the best. This torture business that our government is engaged in, including the Extraordinary Renditions, is so illegal, so vile, so disgusting, so horrendously awful it will define us as no better than Nazis probably forever. It cannot make anyone proud to be an American. Good god! What has happened to our country? Bush/Cheney and the neocons simply have to be held responsible for their heinous crimes against humanity. Those who continue to support them, Republicans or Democrats, are equally guilty.