Bush Determined to Strike in US

You know, I was in New York City two years ago. Walking through the city, I noticed that something was different, but I had a hard time putting my finger on it. It just occurred to me what it was. There used to be a couple of big buildings in Lower Manhattan, the World Trade Center. Now, I’m no engineer, but it seems to me that entire gigantic buildings do not simply disappear of their own accord.

During one of my lobbying trips to Washington, D.C. I noticed something else. One side of the Pentagon seems, I don’t know, somehow newer than the rest of the building? And it had that “new military operations center” smell. I am no more an intelligence analyst than I am an engineer, but I have the sinking feeling that something is not quite right here.

And here’s another weird thing: America seems to be invading and occupying a surprising number of Middle Eastern countries.

Also, have you noticed how everyone in the world hates us? Hm.

Have you noticed how Iran’s influence seems to be growing in the Middle East?

Isn’t it funny how the Taliban has moved into western Pakistan where they operate with complete and utter impunity?

And have you noticed how utterly unattended to the whole Israeli/Palestinian mess remains?

And why is it that every time that I want to get a coffee I have to sign a loyalty oath? (OK, I just do that because I want to. The Starbucks people look at me like I just handed them an unsolicited loyalty oath or something.)

Don’t we have one less major city than we used to?

Isn't North Korea nuke-ready now?

Didn’t there used to be a Geneva Convention Thingy?

What about due process? We had that once.

Privacy. I remember privacy rather fondly.

It seems to me that the Office of the Vice President used to be attached to the Executive Branch.

I remember when people used to occasionally appear when Congress issued a subpoena, no matter who they worked for.

And do you remember when pernicious power-grabs on the part of the White House were met with that whole Checks and Balances thing? Those were some good times.

Oh, well. Without actionable intelligence I can’t be bothered. I have a great book about a goat that I really want to read.

HJ

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