Mid-Term Elections Seen As Sign Bush Not a Fascist

[kpete]

Mid-Term Elections Seen As Sign Bush Not a Fascist
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A few weeks ago, President Bush's spokesman dismissed talk that his warrantless wiretaps were illegal as "inside Washingtonton babble."

But the White House announcement today that the 2006 mid-term elections would proceed as scheduled suggests that Bush was listening.


In the years since the invasion of Iraq, liberal critics have contended that Bush is contemptuous of the rule of law, basic democratic principles and the difference between reality and illusion.

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Bush, his advisors say, has by no means changed his opinion of those he derisively calls "those asshats." But the announcement that the 2006 elections would not be canceled, despite widespread predictions of hefty Republican losses in both the House and the Senate, is the latest sign that the charges of his being isolated in a bubble, surrounded by yes-men and scornful of the Constitution do not hold up under rigorous press scrutiny.

"This should pretty much put that 'fascist' charge to bed," said Pepperdine Law School Dean Kenneth Starr, a longtime White House observer.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marty-kaplan/midterm-elections-seen-a_b_18089.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/28/AR2006032801806.html?referrer=email

[havocmom]

1. Who the hell is the bush WH to announce that elections would proceed?

The fact that they think they get to grant us permission is proof of their dictatorial beliefs!

And letting elections proceed as scheduled doesn't prove any gracious benevolence if they still control the mechanisms for COUNTING THE VOTES AND DECIDING THE TOTALS.

Get me Ken Starr on the phone. I have some lessons for him! :grr:

[Dr.Phool]

2. Why would they have to cancel the elections?

They've still got electronic voting machines. And the elections are still 7 months away.

[Canuckistanian]

3. Dictators regularly hold elections

It's the integrity of the voting that's at issue here.

Fascism will come in with no interruption in elections.

And Ken Starr can go fuck himself. We all know about HIS ethics.

[OnTheOtherHand]

4. folks, it is satire... n/t

[Canuckistanian]

5. Damn, that's subtle

But in this political atmosphere, I can't dismiss ANYTHING as being too incredible.

[OnTheOtherHand]

7. I especially like the ending -- Starr as "longtime W/H observer" n/t

[Canuckistanian]

8. Yeah, I just glossed over that one

I really need to cut back on the caffeine.

[EFerrari]

6. LOL!

I'm SO relieved.

:rofl: