Fight the Cuts

Proving yet again that they are no more concerned about the human cost of the Katrina Disaster than about the density of a gas on Mars, the Republicans, using procedural conniving and legislative arm-twisting, refused to allow a relief bill to modified by the Democrats to allow for bankruptcy relief or real governmental change in the face of immense and abject failure.

Using something called the Suspension rule, they denied debate. I believe the Suspension Rule must be something like filibustering; which, of course, is a Bad Thing when used by Democrats or in the interest of the general populace; But, naturally is the bees knees when wielded by Republicans to quash dissent and debate or to ram through imperial legislation. They even managed to prevent Democrats from even reading the bill.

And do you have any questions at all about the final destination of the bulk of the 52 million in aid? It's not going to be the people who lost everything.

Since the bill is guaranteed passage, My only surprise is that they didn't attach more Patridiot Act provisions to it.

In a party line vote, So-called moderate republicans caved, once again, to fear of that pasty Machiavelli, Rove. Look, guys, if you can't stand up to a tin pot power broker like Rove, it's no wonder that real politicians on the world stage have contempt for you.

I'd ask where their loyalties really lie, but their actions make it all too, too, clear. I'd call them bastards, but that assumes they were born of mothers, and not secreted from some pustulent lump found under rotten logs.

I admit that the Republicans are right about one thing: at this point, the Government is broke. The only question is, can we ever expect a fair election again, to allow Americans to elect representatives that may be able to fix it, or are we doomed to a life of servitude to Our Republican Corporate Masters?