Freedom Rider: Democrats Love Bush
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
"Every Democrat who attempts to stand
up is smacked down."
The Democratic
party is a gigantic cesspool of treachery, treachery towards its rank and file,
treachery to the constitution, and treachery to international law. The party's
leadership goes out of its way to continue its back stabbing, claiming an
inability to stop the Bush reign of terror. Every Bush nominee is confirmed,
every funding request for the occupation of Iraq is granted. Conversely, every
Democrat who attempts to stand up is smacked down, dismissed as crazy and
thwarted at every turn.
Congressman Dennis
Kucinich made good on his pledge to bring an impeachment resolution against
Dick Cheney to the House floor. His efforts were necessary and noble, but the
leadership made it clear they had no use for defending the Constitution. The
House leadership worked with Republicans to send the resolution into a
Judiciary committee black hole, and Kucinich made a personal
plea to John Conyers, committee chairman. "I
believe impeachment remains the only tool Congress has to prevent a war in
Iran. This information relates directly to the Article III charges in the
resolution. I urge your timely consideration." Kucinich will have better luck
writing to Santa.
"The House leadership worked with
Republicans to send the Cheney impeachment resolution into a Judiciary
committee black hole."
Republicans are
unflinching and relentless in promoting white supremacy, warfare, corporatism,
sexism and government power over the individual. In short, they are very proud
fascists. Republican presidential candidates outdo one another claiming to
start new wars, torture more people and destroy what is left of constitutional
rights. They are outspoken in their opposition to civil rights legislation,
including affirmative action and abortion rights.
Democrats claim to
oppose what Republicans advocate, but you wouldn't know it from their actions.
Democratic Senators joined Republicans in approving the Bush administration
nominee for Attorney General, Michael Mukasey. Mukasey ducked and dodged and
wouldn't give a straight answer when asked if he considered waterboarding to be
torture and therefore illegal. Democratic Senators such as Charles Schumer and
Dianne Feinstein were typical Democratic traitors. As members of the Judiciary
committee they had a responsibility to lead the charge against Mukasey, instead
they gave him the thumbs up. Feinstein has already confessed that she plans to
support legislation giving immunity to the telecom corporations who went along
with the illegal NSA spying
scheme.
It is comforting but foolhardy to believe
that Bush alone is to blame for this sorry state of affairs. Complicit
Democrats have aided and abetted his crimes from the first day he took office.
The time has come to admit that Democrats won't stop Bush for the simple reason
that they want to do what he is doing. They want to be in power, but only
because they want some of what he has, namely powerful positions in Congress,
top jobs for their friends, and lobbyists at their beck and call. They do not
want change of any significance.
"Complicit Democrats have aided and abetted
Bush's crimes from the first day he took office."
It isn't hard to
see why they idolize Bush so much. He has basement level approval ratings, a
party out of power, and yet he achieves one victory after another. Why wouldn't
crooked, conniving politicians want some of what he has?
George W. Bush has unleashed pent up
fascistic fantasies. They lived below the surface, and were rarely expressed
for fear of exposure. But he got away with all of his evil doing, and the copy
cat Democrats have admitted their desire to be unashamedly evil too. Now they
look on in admiration.
Perhaps they too can keep unwanted voters
away from the polls, ignore the wishes of party members, or start wars whenever
they want. Maybe their corporate masters can make their lives comfortable and
protect them from any accountability. Bush is living the sweet life as far as
the pathetic Democratic wannabes are concerned. They are like envious children
with their noses pressed against the candy store window, salivating and waiting
for a time when they too can get all the goodies they want.
"Democrats should be afraid of the rank and
file, they should know that the worst traitors will face primary challenges."
Democrats who do
want change shouldn't waste time hoping for victory this time next year. All
efforts should be focused on stopping the traitor party, the Democrats, right
now. They should be afraid of the rank and file, they should know that the
worst traitors will face primary challenges. If not, a Democratic victory will
be little more than a bad sequel of the Bush regime.
The Democrats may
claim to be sheep, but they are wolves dressed in camouflage. We have two
enemies in Washington, not just one. Democracy will be dead for good if that
simple fact is not acknowledged and acted upon. That truth hurts, but denial
hurts even more.
Margaret Kimberley's
Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BAR. Ms. Kimberley lives in New York
City, and can be reached via e-Mail at
Margaret.Kimberley(at)BlackAgandaReport.Com. Ms. Kimberley' maintains an
edifying and frequently updated blog at freedomrider.blogspot.com. More of her
work is also available at her Black Agenda Report archive
page.
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