Chamblee54

PG found a post in the archives. It was written the day before BHO was inaugurated. This is a good time to repeat it, with a few comments about 2012.
Al Gore has become the poster boy of global warming. A politician, reputed to be liberal and goofy, he makes the job of deniers a bit easier. Instead of talking about peak oil and the ph balance of the oceans, the oil industry makes jokes about Al Gore. Global warming may, or may not be, a real threat. However, dumping millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is probably going to cause problems. The facts are that the supply of oil is limited, getting more difficult to extract, and frequently in hostile hands. If we could find another source of energy, we would be better off, with or without belief in global warming. This is not said when people make jokes about Al Gore.
The economy is in ruins. The war in Afghanistan rages. American aircraft is slaughtering women and children in Pakistan. BHO signed a bill to allow the military to take prisoners. We are losing our rights, our security, and our money. Whether this is the fault of BHO, or the tail dragging Republicans, is a good topic for debate.
The election in 2012 looks like a replay of 2004. The Republican candidates are a bunch of idiots. The Democrats have a well funded machine. The one percent has invested in BHO, and is looking for their return. The electoral college is intact, with few calling for reform. The Democrats are waiting for their turn to steal an election.
PG listened in on a conversation in October 2000. One person didn’t think the upcoming election was important. The other thought it was important to vote for Gore. PG heard this, and started to think. He had been neutral, leaning towards Gore, but with no enthusiasm. Bush didn’t seem all that bad.
PG lived in Georgia, which everyone knew was going overwhelmingly for Bush. The electoral votes were going for Bush, rendering his opinion meaningless. This was the election where the electoral college system screwed America. In almost every election PG had voted in, this archaic plan had, in effect, stolen his vote. Now, the entire country was put at risk.
In October 2000, the government had a budget surplus. This meant that capital was not scooped up by the government, but went into the private sector. The dot com stock boom was raging, and more than a few thought that the collapse was imminent. America was not at war.
America was not at war.
So George W. Bush became President. The economy started to sputter, which happens from time to time. Then came nine eleven.
PG thought at the time of nine eleven that something was up. A product of the conspiracy happy sixties, PG thought America and the world were in for some bad times. With the new administration in power, we may finally find out what really happened on nine eleven.
There needed to be revenge for nine eleven. We invaded Afghanistan. The example of the Soviet Union was ignored, and we invaded one of the meanest places on earth.
There needed to be revenge for nine eleven. We prepared to invade Iraq. Before we invaded Iraq, the taxes were cut. We went from a surplus, to a half trillion dollar deficit.
There was an election for a second term. Between incompetent Democratic opposition, and the Republican talent for stealing elections, it was never in doubt.
At some point in all this, the banks started to lend money to people who had no business taking it. This went on for a while, until the loans started to not be repaid, and the banks started to fail.
BHO will be sworn in tomorrow. GWB should be sworn out today. The electoral college needs to be eliminated. The wars need to end.