But the Emperor has no clothes, Pa.

FACT.December, 2006 : Nearly half a dozen independant U.S. attorneys investigating corruption charges against Republican political operatives are kicked out, one at a time. This wholesale firing is possible thanks to a clause put in just before the November House debacle for the Republicans, which in effect, allows the ( Republican ) administration to handpick and keep whoever they want in these posts, bypassing any Senate votes.
FACT.Week one, 2007 : The US government bypasses the Houses and rules that it's ok to read anyone's mail without a warrant.
FACT.Week two, 2007 : Bush claims the way to peace is by sending 20,000 more troops into Iraq. Despite nation and worldwide disapproval, will go ahead.
FACT.Week three, 2007 : The Pentagon bypasses the Congress ruling and says hearsay evidence is acceptable and that it's ok to 'obtain confessions from alleged terrorists using coercion' though torture would be frowned upon.

FACT. Week four, 2007 : Bush's approval ratings hit an all time low of 28-33%. He responds by demanding 10 billion dolars for maintaining the 'war on Afghanistan." 10 billion dollars which would be better served in New Orleans where the victims of Hurricane Katrina still languish.


In effect, in less than 3 months since losing the two Houses to the Democrats, Bush has ensured they can't check into corrupt deals while simultaneously reading their mail. Personally, I don't think you have to worry about the letter thingy, though. I mean, Bush reading your mail ? Dude, have you listened to his speeches ? Trust me, just write in normal English, he ain't gonna understand the written English language. ( Racist ? Who, me ? To paraphrase Big Brother's Ms Goody - "If I were racist, would I eat hamburgers ?" Duh !!! ).

But yes, he is making many Democrats feel like a real bunch of Donkeys now, isn't he ? I mean, here you are, high after winning the Senate and Congress and bada-bing bada- boom, you're impotent as hell again. As for 'coercion vs torture', gee, I'm guessing coercion isn't gonna be crow feathers tickling the warm side of the soles, is it ? And where exactly is the line between the two words drawn ? ( Question not applicable to Bush. - He'd probably start playing the old crush game, FLAMES with the two words!! ) Even more scary is that they proudly claim to have 'sufficient evidence' against atleast 60- 80 out of the 395 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay prison . Ummm... Doesn't that mean you have diddly-squat against '315 - 335 prisoners' ?? That's 80 - 85 % of the prison population with no evidence against them. An inhuman prison which every nation in the world demands you close down and you respond by showing us all 'the finger'.

Hmmm. I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Bush supposed to be going and 'bringing democracy' to the Arab world ? Looks like there's been a major import of 'dictatorship' instead in those oil barrels. Instead of turning Iraq into USA, now Usa appears to be turning into Iraq !! Hitler and Stalin would have been so proud of you, Georgy. Fidel Castro can finally die in peace, knowing that USA has eventually turned into 'one of us.' Remember the good ol' Clinton days when the only link to Castro was the 'cigars' ? Now you have the ridiculous situation of a guy orchestrating a mass genocide in Iraq and Afghanistan, stealing their natural resources, killing millions including kids and babies too, who I'm sure Guantanamo Bay would have 'coerced' into admitting they were infant terrorists. And the label ? "Collateral damage." More than 50,000 families is called 'Collateral' to you ? Then what the f*** was 9 /11 ? Don't make me insult the dead, man.


Anyway, gazing at my crystal ball, next on the agenda should be :
1. Demolish the White House and unveil 'the White Tent'.
2. Repaint over the 'Air Force One' logo and have 'The Bedouin's Hawk - Wahad' stencilled across the plane's body.
3. Ban all forms of 'dissenting voices' from newspapers to cartoon strips to movies and books. ( Poor X-men .. they just can't catch a break.) Always say "God told me to do this in my dreams" as the major excuse.
4. Randoms arrests on the streets on suspicion. Oh wait.. that rule's already nailed in.
5. Ban all movies closely resembling the truth - like '1984' or 'The Seige' or 'V for Vendatta'.
6. Continue to promote documentaries from oil companies like 'It ain't cool if it ain't fuel' in classrooms at a time when everyone is talking 'global warming' ( another true fact happening right now.)
7. Abolish elections. Make the twin daughters the joint Presidents of America.

The general mood here is pity for the most powerful nation of the world, I have to say. I know we're just a silly little third world country with a major over-population issue, but still, you guys are all welcome to come over and stay here if dictatorship is not your cup of tea.
Seriously think about it. Serial killers, Fanatism, meals at less than a dollar, films with no nudity, choo choo trains, Mickey Mouse cartoons, grandpa living at home, women's lib, Singin' in the rain, thousands of people running around naked ( you say Woodstock, I say Kumbh Mela ) - yup, it'll be just like the good ol' 60s of America. There's no need to limit your stay to just India, of course. Any country with rules more progressive than USA today, you know. Like Somalia or Saudi.

Where is this all gonna end, you think ? Me, I'm reminded of a Homer Simpson saying that was my mail signature for a long time." I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save us, Superman!! " Right now, I'd settle for even Plastic Man . Because the world could use some laughs. And the clown ( Joker ?? Now, that's a concept. ) at the White House ain't giving out any freebies.

As the old fairy tale goes, The Emperor has no clothes. But instead of being ashamed and covering his privates, this king's just stabbing anyone who dares to point out his nudity right in the eye. Through coercion, of course. Because torture would be frowned upon.

Final thought : Maybe I've been looking at it all wrong. Maybe we all are. Maybe the stupidity is all a pretence. As always Jay Leno is there to right these errors of mine. I quote :
"An aide to the prime minister of Canada called President Bush a moron. Well that's not fair. Here's a guy who never worked a day in his life, got rich off his Dad's money, lost the popular vote and ended up president. That's not a moron, that's genius!" —Jay Leno