Decision 2006 - Is The Republican 'cut, Run And Scare' Strategy Running On Fumes?

Over the course of George Bush's six years in officedisease carrying homeland invaders." Also, totally
it has become abundantly clear that Mr. Bush and hisswept aside is the Senate bill that would have been a
cronies are in a state of "willful denial" about theworkable starting point from which to work on this
worsening situation in Iraq....and so is a large chunk ofcomplex issue, in order to reach a rational and
the American public, willingly or due to misleadingcomprehensive solution.
partisan information.In order to placate their "base," the Republican
As the temperature rises and with less than 5 weeksdominated U.S. government has been conducting
left to the mid-term elections, some of the mostsweeping immigration raids across the country,
zealous backers of this administration in the Republicaninhumanely separating children born in The United
Party are running scared leaving Mr. Bush trappedStates, who are constitutionally American citizens, from
holding the "hot plate."their immigrant mothers and fathers .... well meaning
With the on-going "Sex & Pedophilia" scandal involving"Economic Refugees," from third world nations racked
now resigned Republican Congressman, Mark Foley (Rwith incompetent and thieving governments.....some with
- FL), the focus on this administration has switchedthe assistance of greedy U.S. multi-national
gears mid-stream -- from a wanton catastrophe to acorporations whose "colonial" and corrupt profit motive
circus of "Catastrophilia."is legendary.
A homosexual Republican Congressman withEven Tom Kean, former Republican Governor of New
Pedophilic tendencies is like "manna from heaven" forJersey and a respected ex-911 commissioner has
the Democrats. They can't ask for a better gift sojoined the fray for the sake of "Dear Party," pulling a
close to the elections -- an opportunity to expose"Michael Moorer" on Democrats. Sources indicate that
Republican hypocrisy. You can bet that mothers of allMr. Kean was hired as a pre-production consultant for
political persuasions will get an earful of this.the movie "The path to 9-11" a TV miniseries which
These revelations of the activities of Mr. Foley hasgrossly misrepresents the facts in the 9/11 Commission
prompted an all out "Circular Panic Shootout" amongstreport and portrays the Clinton administration in bad
Republicans, with each and every one facing thelight.
electorate this November distancing himself/herselfClearly, a desperate attempt by Republican operatives
from Foley.in collaboration with a "ratings hungry" media
This "October Surprise" could be the final nail in thepowerhouse (ABC/Disney) to influence the electorate.
coffin for the Republican Party. The "chickens haveIf this movie were not a sneaky political move why
come home to roost," and the "Values" and "Faith"was an advance copy of the film given to right wing
Party is in deep trouble.extremist radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh - a
"I will not withdraw even if Laura and Barney are theself-serving demagogue who has a penchant for
only ones supporting me," -- George Bush, speaking tomonstrous distortions and extremist hyperbole.
a group of Republicans in the White House, accordingOther reports from Washington indicate that the
to Bob Woodward (Award Winning Journalist) in hisRepublicans are planning to unload their significantly
new book: State of Denial. Barney is one of the Bush'ssuperior financial war chest on Democrats in the form
two dogs.of negative TV and Radio ads over personal issues
In May 2003, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeldand local controversies. According to these reports,
while speaking to a cheering congregation of U.S.the Republican Congressional committee has
troops in Qatar said, "So when people are writing thedispatched operatives to comb through personal
history books, you're going to be in it. Thank you veryrecords to find damaging information on their
much."Democratic opponents.
The Vice President Mr. Dick Cheney in an appearanceEven though mud-flinging is a political staple for both
on September 14, 2003 in a "Meet the Press" weeklyparties and in-fact almost everywhere else in the
show with NBC's Tim Russert said, "My belief is weworld, the Republicans are masters at this game and
will, in fact, be greeted as liberators."can ratchet it up to ludicrous levels.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) recently,Look out for Republican candidates to become
sounding much like CNN's Lou Dobbs, linked immigrantsmeaner and more twisted in the coming few weeks.
to terrorist and criminal gangs by saying: "Illegal'sBut will the moderate "swing" voters in both parties
crossing our borders are gang members who cross tobuy into this charade this time around?
injure our citizens. This is a daily struggle in someAccording to a CNN Poll conducted on September 6,
towns."57% of Americans without a high school education
These four statements and many others I have notbelieve that Saddam Hussein was involved in the 911
listed here sum up the dysfunctional, hypocritical andattacks (a fact most recently denied in a news
deceitful "Republican Mentality" that readily permeatesconference August 21, when President Bush said
the party from top to bottom.Hussein had "nothing" to do with the attacks), 54% of
If you read in between the lines, the intimation is thatHigh School graduates believe likewise. Only 39% of
Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney have been fighting thiscollege graduates believe the same. The number
war for the sake of "history," ....and that "illegaldwindles dramatically to 19% for postgraduates.
immigrants" and by extension "legal immigrants" areAre Americans that ill informed? If so then we should
just a bunch of criminals and terrorists -- dangerousexpect another Republican win this November.
and deceitful rhetoric expressly intended drive anWill red baiting terror, using politics of deceit, fear and
"immigration wedge" to divide America, and instill fearhate work this time?
all the way to the November ballot box.Will the Republican party successfully energize their
Like seasoned predators Republicans have in the last"intolerant" right wing base and also scare the pants
couple of years skillfully capitalized on a basic humanoff moderate Republicans, Independents and even
instinct of "fear of the unknown" to weave a nationalsome Democrats....again?
security policy of "fear" into the psyche of theIs the Republican Party running on fumes?
American public, with incredible effectiveness.Cheap political scores that violate the core of
A few weeks to the mid-term elections, the "Kings" ofinternationally revered American values like hurriedly
"Wedge Issues" and partisan smears are at it again,establishing military commissions that will utilize
even though they are clearly on the ropes this time"alternative forms of torture" in order to claim the
around.mantle as the "toughest in the war on terror" are very
While Bush has been choreographing the "Terroristtroubling, notwithstanding the fact that these measures
Fear Branch," the right wing of the Republican party ledhave been implemented in other countries before with
by xenophobes like Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo,little or no success.
George Allen and James Sensenbrenner among manyPiecemeal measures that are politically targeted and
others have been "stroking" the locals by holdingprincipally bankrupt, without any long-term solutions is
anti-immigrant town-hall style hate meetings to "rally thenot the way to govern this great nation.
base" of the Republican party, a base comprising ofCoercion, "bribery," and scare tactics have destroyed
maniacal extremists still hanging on to America'sthe good standing of America in the eyes of the rest
bloody and racially intolerant past.of the world during this administration's tenure.
The so called "House Republican Immigration FieldOn moral, political and pragmatic grounds the
Hearings" conducted in the recent months supposedlyDemocratic Party or even better non-aligned
explored the "societal and governmental costs of illegalindependents should wake up and right the American
immigrants," use of health-care facilities, welfare andship, for the Republicans have failed miserably....they
"the criminal consequences of illegal immigration."have bamboozled the citizenry, betrayed their trust
These meetings turned out to be "Distortion Dens" inand misappropriated their hard earned tax money in an
which immigrants were mercilessly vilified.unnecessary "imperialist" war.
Manufactured videos of immigrants crossing in fromAnother Republican majority in both houses will be a
Mexico superimposed with images of Osama bindisaster. America's standing as measuring rod for the
Laden and Zacharias Moussaoui were played torest of the world has been severely compromised and
"fearful" Town-Hall congregants, and are still appearingstands to diminish even further if Republicans are given
on TV screens in numerous family living rooms acrossa blank check to continue with their "pillaging sham."
America.The American people need to wake up too and send
Needless to say that the "positive" contributions ofa strong message to both Parties, that partisan
immigrants (illegal & legal) have been totally blanked outpoliticking without principle is damaging to all and sundry,
in favor of blood-letting, high-stakes demonizing,party faithful or no party.
irrational and rampant xenophobia aimed at "thePerhaps we need a "rational" third party?