When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Saturday, May 29, 2004
It's been the habit of George Bush and his ilk to blame Clinton for everything bad. If conditions in Iraqi prison camps can't easiy be blamed on Clinton, then who? Surely not the sitting president, surely not his chief lieutenant. George doesn't care. One is reminded of the Family Circus non-character 'Notme.'
This morning, having been awakened prematurely by our old male cat, I got up and was reading through some old email, including some of the many from the Democratic Party. This caught my eye:
Take responsibility? that's not going to happen. Bush not only won't take responsibility, he wants to make sure you and I cannot hold him accountable, by means of his unprecedented cloaking of government information.
If you want to see a chilling review of all the secrecy imposed by this administration since its inception -- even before 9/11 -- read through the Special Report [Download the Report (PDF)] posted at Misleader.org. This report starts with a quote from Larry Klayman, chairman of the conservative Judicial Watch:
Much of the secrecy is defended on grounds of national security. Including secrecy of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Social Services.
Bush has set a record in classifying documents that surpasses that of Nixon.
Now when anyone criticizes Bush's record as president, he and his supporters usually offer the defense of "Oh yeah? But Clinton...."
Well Clinton opened up to public scrutiny an unprecedented number of documents. Along with Gore's contributions to the development of the internet (don't sneer, I didn't say invention)that administration promoted information and communication amazingly.
It was wonderful for those of us who traffic in ideas.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
Uh, where does the buck stop?
It's been the habit of George Bush and his ilk to blame Clinton for everything bad. If conditions in Iraqi prison camps can't easiy be blamed on Clinton, then who? Surely not the sitting president, surely not his chief lieutenant. George doesn't care. One is reminded of the Family Circus non-character 'Notme.'
This morning, having been awakened prematurely by our old male cat, I got up and was reading through some old email, including some of the many from the Democratic Party. This caught my eye:
But we were also outraged to learn that these acts were preventable. The Washington Post revealed that President Bush's Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, resisted entreaties from Paul Bremer for months to improve the conditions of Iraqi prisons.
President Bush has refused to take responsibility for these acts. He has refused to hold Rumsfeld or anyone in his administration accountable. Sound familiar?
This is just the latest example in a long series of refusals by President Bush to take responsibility for his administration's actions.
* Bush has held no one accountable for revealing the identity of an undercover CIA operative.
* Bush has held no one accountable for twisting evidence and misleading the nation about Iraq's nonexistent weapons of mass destruction.
* Bush has refused to take responsibility for declaring "Mission Accomplished" long before the job was finished in Iraq.
It's time for Bush to take responsibility for once and demand accountability.
Bush’s Need-to-Know Democracy
Take responsibility? that's not going to happen. Bush not only won't take responsibility, he wants to make sure you and I cannot hold him accountable, by means of his unprecedented cloaking of government information.
If you want to see a chilling review of all the secrecy imposed by this administration since its inception -- even before 9/11 -- read through the Special Report [Download the Report (PDF)] posted at Misleader.org. This report starts with a quote from Larry Klayman, chairman of the conservative Judicial Watch:
This administration is the most secretive of our lifetime, even more
secretive than the Nixon administration. They don't believe the American
people or Congress have any right to information.
Much of the secrecy is defended on grounds of national security. Including secrecy of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Social Services.
Bush has set a record in classifying documents that surpasses that of Nixon.
Now when anyone criticizes Bush's record as president, he and his supporters usually offer the defense of "Oh yeah? But Clinton...."
Well Clinton opened up to public scrutiny an unprecedented number of documents. Along with Gore's contributions to the development of the internet (don't sneer, I didn't say invention)that administration promoted information and communication amazingly.
It was wonderful for those of us who traffic in ideas.
Palema
4:57 AM
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