The Right Wing Hates America

The right wing hates America. They are the first to wave the flag and loudly proclaim their love of country. They are also the first to stab their country men and women in the back when it suits them.  Now that Bush is safely in power for another four years they are wasting no time in showing us that they are firmly in charge and not taking any prisoners. Their goals are very simple. They want to destroy the government's ability to do anything except fight wars and make the wealthy even wealthier.  In early 2003 the occupation of Iraq was becoming a certainty. Despite the acquiescence of the media, the entire Republican party, and far too many wimpy Democrats, thousands of Americans joined the rest of the world in demonstrating against the approaching atrocity. The press barely acknowledged the existence of dissent, and the right wing vilification began in earnest.  The protesters were said to hate America but love Saddam, tyranny, and terrorism. They were accused of not supporting the troops, as if sending men and women needlessly to their deaths was proof of love.  Nearly two years later 1,286 American soldiers have been killed. Iraqis have paid a much higher price. At least 14,000 of them are dead as a result of Uncle Sam's aggression.  If any group was unsupportive of the troops it was the Bushmen. Donald Rumsfeld took his jackass show on the road when he recently met with U.S. troops stationed in Kuwait. It wasn't surprising that the same man who gave us Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib is also lacking in basic social skills, such as how to speak to people. [more]

• Pictured above: The WEAK leading the Strong -- President Bush bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom last Tuesday on three central figures of the Iraq war: from left, Gen. Tommy R. Franks, who led the invasion; L. Paul Bremer III, who led the occupation; and George J. Tenet, who as intelligence director built a case for war. [more]