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Tom Engelhardt: The Ponzi Scheme Presidency



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- Fastcad See Profile I'm a Fan of Fastcad permalink

Great article, although I believe 'Dick, George & Company' is more accurate. After all Dick Chaney made more money off of War. But who really knows.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:43 AM on 01/07/2009
- Sundialsvc4 See Profile I'm a Fan of Sundialsvc4 permalink

Superlative post, Tom...

Now, what are we actually going to do about it? If these people are allowed to waltz off into the sunset after pardoning one another, and the American people do nothing at all about it, then all the world shall know that "the United States Constitution --really-- --is-- 'a blee-blee piece of paper,' " which can be swept "off the table" at anyone's political whim.

You cannot govern a country that way. You also cannot be a participant in the world's economy that way.

Personally, Tom, I think that this is a prime example of "the needs of the many (305 million of us, give or take...) outweigh the prerogatives of the few (less than 1,000 high criminals)." It's also proof-positive that "high crime is REAL crime," and that if we do not stand against it in our own country, it will one day destroy us in our own country. Law Enforcement ... in the form of impeachment and subsequent trial of "any civil officer" ... must be a sacred linchpin of our society.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:17 AM on 01/07/2009
- Samalabear See Profile I'm a Fan of Samalabear permalink

This was brilliant and a very difficult read. I've read many listings of Bush's legacy, heard many in news shows, and they're always staggering -- stunningly horrific. We can watch movies of human monsters past and think, wow, that was truly horrible, sure glad I didn't live back then, in that empire and that empire, and so on and so forth ('cause you know if it looks bad in a movie it was far worse in reality). Well, look at us now. Look at the American Empire. What a travesty.

I never voted for Bush because I simply thought he was an idiot and a poser. I was devastated and stunned when he was reelected -- by then the sheer evil of his administration was there in plain sight.

I don't understand when people say Bush cares, that he's really a nice guy -- I just don't get it. Bush, Cheney and Co -- how do these people live with themselves? To the end they are unapologetic and, indeed, blatantly trying to convince us of their "successes."

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:45 AM on 01/07/2009
- shastaman See Profile I'm a Fan of shastaman permalink

make me a channel of peace

where there's hatred ------- LOVE

where ther's injury------- PARDON

where there's hurting------ kindness

WE SHALL OVERCOME!!!! trust the process

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:53 AM on 01/07/2009
- New Pearlswan See Profile I'm a Fan of Pearlswan permalink

The "process" is dysfunctional. The "process" kept Bush in office for eight torturous years. The "process" led us to wage war and count ruined lives as acceptable collateral damage. The "process" protected unbridled greed and opened our national treasury for looting by financial executives while home foreclosures and job losses are accepted as the collateral damage to corporate profit. Given all this