The Fall of the House of Bush

[BigBearJohn]

"We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine; and remember that we are not descended from fearful men. Not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular... We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result." ...Edward R. Morrow

It is inevitable: sooner or later the Bush Regime will fall. Perhaps next month; perhaps after the end of the Jeb Bush Administration in 2016. The essential question is whether it will take down the rest of us with it.

In the two and a half years that I have co-edited The Crisis Papers, I have often speculated publicly as to how Bushism might be overthrown. The operative word here is “might.” Regarding probabilities, I am a pessimist; regarding possibilities, I am an optimist. And as long as there is a possibility of avoiding the precipice, that is reason enough for hope, for rational planning, and for action. Resigned passivity is not an honorable option.

The Bush administration is confidently marching toward disaster, and we are all unwilling passengers on this fool’s journey. Bush’s folly, if not diverted, will certainly lead to economic collapse, international isolation, and dreadful terrorist revenge. Herbert Stein’s law reigns supreme: “That which can not go on forever, won’t.” The ingredients of this witch’s brew of mischief are many: the federal deficit and national debt, growing income disparity, the dissolution of civil liberties and civil rights, foreign wars, stolen elections, corporate corruption, theocracy and the assault on science and scholarship, official secrecy and lies.

SOURCE: http://www.opednews.com/partridge_060705_fall_of_bush.htm

[knowbody0]

1. i seel dominos falling

[LibertyorDeath]

2. Thanks excellent read Recommended

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And so, the power of the Presidency has subdued the mainstream media. Even so, the media has enormous, if unrealized, power over the Bush regime, for once the demonstrable facts of the Iraq War, the 9/11 attacks, the economic plunder by the corporations and the plutocrats, the stolen elections, the starvation of social services, etc., become known to the public, the Bush administration is finished, and the Republican party is destined for another generation in the political wilderness. This is the sword of Damocles that the media holds over the Bush gang.

It is a weapon that the mainstream media has chosen not to use, and is unlikely to use as long as its owners remain confined within the GOP reservation. So it is up to the independent publishers and the internet. Can they, at long last, get the facts out to the public? On that question, the future of the Bush Administration and the Republican party turns – and well they know it.

Herein is a grave danger to the Busheviks. A regime of lies can not long endure – especially so in this emerging “information age.” As Bush himself famously observed, “fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." And in fact, the truth is beginning to leak into the public awareness. Those PIPA statistics concerning the public misunderstanding of the Iraq war no longer apply, thus the Administration no longer pretends that Saddam’s WMDs and alliance with al Qaeda justifies the war. Now a majority of the public believes that the Iraq war was a mistake, and that proportion is increasing, as Bush’s approval ratings continue to plummet.

[kilgore65]

3. This is a truly excellent piece...

that needs to be read by everyone. I've passed it around to about 25 folks, including Repuke fam and friends...

[corbett]

4. Unless You Want Jeb In 2008, Read This

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050601/the_key_to_impeachment.php

[chknltl]

5. Read your link

I have written my (and other), congressmen, senators and etc., I have form-lettered the local media, sent e-mails to the religious, posted in their magazine editorial sections, I have spoken to everyone I know, and a good many I do not know.... Still want to help, what next?

[AuntiBush]

9. Thanks for that great link! Left my words for the honorable Conyers

The most dedicated man in Washington. Hell, the entire US of A!

[chknltl]

12. wow so those things work, huh?

Most dedicated? honestly I hope my response did not sound pompous or some-such. I am most sincere when I ask "What can I do next?" I DO want to continue helping in my little way. To me this is true Democracy in action. I feel these things we do here make a difference.
Democracy can not happen without an informed electorate and I am doing my damnedest to inform 'em. btw: I just met a couple a guys from the church of latter day saints at my door. Normally I would say "no thanks" and shut the door in their face. This time was different. I informed them about the Downing Street Memo/Minutes before I shut the door in their face. :patriot:

[corbett]

15. It Seems To Me That The Best Way To Block Jeb...

is to see that his brother is impeached. While I agree with several other DU members that we'll have to win back Congressional majority in 2006 in order to have a hope for impeachment, with Howard Dean at the helm, I'm more confident than ever that we'll pull it off.

That being said, two things must happen. First, we need meaningful election reform with teeth which takes effect immediately. If you haven't signed Hillary's petition, please do so at

http://www.friendsofhillary.com/CountEveryVote

After that, we must keep the pressure on the media to cover the Downing Street Memo in depth and constantly. How long was Monica's mug on the evening news? YEARS! The following page is the best I've seen for purposes of hounding the media:

http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/takeaction.html#awaken

[AuntiBush]

6. Read it the other night... speechless.

[tallahasseedem]

7. Jeb running would be fun....

That man has a ton of skeletons! Wait, nevermind, the Bush clan is like teflon.

[LibertyorDeath]

8. .

:kick::kick::kick:

[MsConduct]

10. Great article, thanks for sharing. Too bad we all have to

go down with the buffoon......:wow:

[John Philoponus]

11. Let's begin an assault on the Bush Theocracy

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[PATRICK]

13. Read the Poe story

and imagine the Bushes. Only Usher tried to escape in intellectual pursuits. The Bushes have nothing in their implosion except babbling spite against their self earned fate.

[Karenina]

14. So true!

:kick:

[Mnemosyne]

16. .

:kick: :hi: