J.Galbraith : They Lost. They Cheated. They Lied. We Owe them Nothing

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

flashback commentary 2000 Coup


Why do the spineless DEMs even give this unelected PNAC cabal
the time of day ?

Since Day One of this illegitimate Bush Regime, the elected
DEMs have only given Bush sporadic 'opposition'. WHY ?

Bush STOLE the election.
Bush LIED about the reasons for war.

Yet only a few elected DEMs have spoken out.
Kennedy, Byrd, Kunich, Dean, Boxer, and ALL of The
Congressional Black Caucus...Rangel, Conyers, etc....


Yet time & time again some stupid ass so-called Democratic
Party 'leader' ass kisses Bush. WHY ?

We didnt elect Bush.
Bush stole the election.
Bush trashed decades old international treaties.
Bush squandered away the Clinton budget surplus.
Bush screwed up just about EVERYTHING in 3 years...
the envirinmental protections, LOST over 3.1 MILLION JOBS,
Waged a war of agression, THAT had ZERO ties to Sept 11.

YET DEMs in congress have kissed the butt of this PNAC
puppet from day one - WHY ?



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Galbraith : They Lost. They Cheated. They Lied. We Owe them Nothing

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/007/oped/Our_new_corporate_republic+.shtml

Our new corporate republic
By James K. Galbraith, 1/7/2001


WITH THE EVENTS of late in the year 2000, the United States left behind constitutional republicanism, and turned to a different form of government. It is not, however, a new form. It is rather, a transplant, highly familiar from a different arena of advanced capitalism.


This is corporate democracy. It is a system whereby a board of directors - read Supreme Court - selects the chief executive officer. The CEO in turn appoints new members of the board. The shareholders are invited to vote in periodic referenda. But the franchise is only symbolic, for management holds a majority of proxies. On no important issue do the CEO and the board ever permit themselves to lose.


The Supreme Court clarified this in a way that the Florida courts could not have. The media have accepted it, for it is the form of government to which they are already professionally accustomed. And the shameless attitude of the Bush high command merely illustrates the prevalence of this ethical system.


Gore's concession speech was justly praised for grace and humor. It paid due deference to the triumph of corporate political ethics but did not embrace them. It thus preserved Gore for another day. But he also sent an unmistakable message to American democrats: Do not forget. It was an important warning, for almost immediately forgetting became the order of the day. Overnight, it became almost un-American not to accept the diktat of the court. Press references were to President-elect Bush, something that the governor from Texas manifestly is not.


The key to dealing with the Bush people, however, is precisely not to accept them. I have nothing personal against Bush, Dick Cheney, or other members of the new administration, but I will not reconcile myself to them. They lost the election. Then they arranged to obstruct the count of the vote. They don't deserve to be there, and that changes everything. They have earned our civic disrespect, and that is what the people should accord them.


Civic disrespect means that the illegitimacy of this administration must not be allowed to fade from view. The conventions of politics remain: Bush will be president; Congress must work with him. But those outside that process are not bound by those conventions, and to the extent that we have a voice, we should use it. Politically, civic disrespect means drawing lines around the freedom of maneuver of the incoming administration. In some areas, there may be few major changes; in others, compromises will have to be reached. But Bush should be opposed on actions whose reach will extend beyond his actual term. First, the new president should be allowed lifetime appointments only by consensus. The 50 Senate Democrats should block judicial nominations, whenever they carry even the slightest ideological taint. As for the Supreme Court especially, vacancies need not be filled. Second, the Democrats should advise Bush not to introduce any legislation to cut or privatize any part of Social Security or Medicare.

more...........

(cant find a current link, yet)

[JVS]

1. Would you mind editing to say James Galbraith in the title?

Technically the title is accurate but people have a tendency to confuse him with his more illustrious father.