Republican scum

Scum, as near as I can discern, has to do with a layer of dirt, froth, or other impurities rising to the top of a pond or something. Is this not a perfect description of what has happened to the Republican Party? Consider only a few of the recent developments:

Bush/Cheney have requested 100 million dollars for reconstruction in Iraq. This is the only reconstruction they intend to carry out for the next year. ALL of this money is to build more prisons. Need I say anymore about this?

It turns out that since 2001 the amount of money and time devoted to mine safety has decreased to the point where there are now some two or three thousand cases in a backlog of litigation. There are also thousands, even millions of uncollected fines for mine safety violations. This is a direct result of the Bush/Cheney policies having to do with cooperation with mine owners.

Bush/Cheney have requested 27 million dollars to jump start a new nuclear program designed to update and improve our nuclear arsenal. As there are other millions hidden here and there in other bills this is merely the tip of the iceberg. This is in direct violation of all nuclear disarmement agreements the U.S. has signed, a blatantly criminal activity on the part of our government.

Laura Berg, a VA nurse, is being investigated on charges of sedition because of a letter she wrote to her local newspaper critical of the Bush/Cheney administration. This is a blatant violation of her right to free speech. And don't forget the problems many have had with t-shirts and bumper stickers in the past few months.

Residents of the Navajo reservation are fighting to prevent the development of a new uranium mine near one of their towns. The corporation that wants to do the mining is offering mucho dinero to the families that own the land where they want to develop the mine. Other families who live nearby are fearful for their health. As teenagers in this part of the reservation are 17 times more likely to develop cancer than anyone else in the U.S. you might think they have a reasonable objection. Indians are fair game just as they have always been. They are supposed to be a sovereign nation. When it comes to exploitation their sovereignty will probably just be ignored.

Bush was advised in no uncertain terms of what was in store for New Orleans when Katrina struck, including the fact that the levees might well be breeched. He listened to the presentations, asked not even a single question, announced that we were completely prepared, and went on vacation. A few days later he said, "no one knew the levees might be breeched," just another of his blatant lies. "Who would have thought they might fly airplanes into buildings." "We know they have WMD's," "there is a relationship between Iraq and al Quaida," etc., etc.

Is there nothing so atrocious, so illegal, so immoral, so disgusting, so unconstitutional, so untruthful, so ridiculous or absurd that Bush/Cheney will not be forgiven? Scumbags! There is no better word to describe Republicans (and unfortunately some Democrats as well).

As we have fallen so low, why not Lieberman for President? Maybe Zeb Miller? How about another village idiot?