Reply #26: Worst and last

[davekriss]

I was just about to post "worst and last" for the same reasons you state here (the sustained bloodless coup that began in 2000 -- maybe in 1998 if we first take in to account the assault through impeachment on Clinton, creating a plausible "context" in which a Republican could win).

My father believes that the Democrats will regain both houses of Congress in 2006, that unrest and anger toward the * administration has reached critical mass and, thus, elections cannot be stolen (not enough cover). I think he is wrong. Look at Georgia in 2002 -- Max Cleland defeated despite strongly leading the polls on election eve. The first Republican governer elected in Georgia in 130 years despite trailing by 9 points going into election day. I fear the fascists will just execute their thefts in contested contests, Wellstone a key candidate or two where they have to, thinking like a Mafiaoso "hey, what are the American people going to do about it?!" (believing, as to date, nothing).

If the Democrats win back a house in 2006 I'll happily eat crow; my money, though, is we won't, the coup will continue, and in 2008 Jeb Bush or some other plutocrat will win for the Republicans, and the pursuit of Empire will continue until the U.S. collapses 5, 10 years up the road under its own weight just like every other over-extended hegemon that has come before. And it ain't going to be pretty!

cuz take away our playstations
and we are a third world nation
under the thumb of some blue blood royal son
who stole the oval office and that phony election
-- Ani DiFranco