Federal Debt Out of Control:
When Cheney/Bush took control of the helm in January 2001, the federal debt stood at $5.6 trillion. Today the debt has reached an astronomical $8.3 trillion, and it continues to grow more rapidly than a steroid enhanced athlete. Unlike the athlete, who develops illegal muscle that allows him/her to achieve greater success in his/her field of endeavor, the debt's only achievement is to weaken the majority while enriching a small minority, while sacrificing the future of the country.
In Bush's recent radio propaganda speech, he bragged that tax revenues were up, which they are, but they are nowhere near where he and his henchmen claimed they would be. Don't be fooled by the administration's spin. The ship is sinking, just not quite as fast as it was last year. That water we're taking on ain't ballast.
Russia to Become World's Nuclear Waste Dump:
Recently the Bush administration has agreed to Putin's desire to turn the former USSR into a giant dumping ground for the nuclear waste generated by civilian use of radioactive materials. This is a major step towards the renewing of nuclear power development here in the US and around the world. No new nuclear power plants have been built in the US for several decades. No doubt we will begin to see their construction again in the near future. You can't help but wonder how the citizens of Russia feel about their country becoming the most toxic dump ever imagined.
On Transparency in Government:
Once individual citizens attain power within government, it is imperitive that they conduct the public's affairs in a transparent manner if the government is to remain a democracy. If those individuals begin to take actions without providing the citizenry with explicit details of their actions—stipulating, for instance, that they are behaving in the citizens' best interests by behaving in a secretive manner—democracy will cease to exist. Where do you think Cheney/Bush stand?
When Cheney/Bush took control of the helm in January 2001, the federal debt stood at $5.6 trillion. Today the debt has reached an astronomical $8.3 trillion, and it continues to grow more rapidly than a steroid enhanced athlete. Unlike the athlete, who develops illegal muscle that allows him/her to achieve greater success in his/her field of endeavor, the debt's only achievement is to weaken the majority while enriching a small minority, while sacrificing the future of the country.
In Bush's recent radio propaganda speech, he bragged that tax revenues were up, which they are, but they are nowhere near where he and his henchmen claimed they would be. Don't be fooled by the administration's spin. The ship is sinking, just not quite as fast as it was last year. That water we're taking on ain't ballast.
Russia to Become World's Nuclear Waste Dump:
Recently the Bush administration has agreed to Putin's desire to turn the former USSR into a giant dumping ground for the nuclear waste generated by civilian use of radioactive materials. This is a major step towards the renewing of nuclear power development here in the US and around the world. No new nuclear power plants have been built in the US for several decades. No doubt we will begin to see their construction again in the near future. You can't help but wonder how the citizens of Russia feel about their country becoming the most toxic dump ever imagined.
On Transparency in Government:
Once individual citizens attain power within government, it is imperitive that they conduct the public's affairs in a transparent manner if the government is to remain a democracy. If those individuals begin to take actions without providing the citizenry with explicit details of their actions—stipulating, for instance, that they are behaving in the citizens' best interests by behaving in a secretive manner—democracy will cease to exist. Where do you think Cheney/Bush stand?
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