Reading the news and listening to NPR today--all the while thinking about that article on Bush's misuse of faith has me thinking. You read that Rove likes Machiavelli and Gramschi, yet Bush proclaims he follows Jesus. The first two are about power and manipulation--the last about peace and submission. Jesus spoke about turning the other cheek, about the poor, about peace. Bush only uses those words when they suit his cause. And I ultimately fear that his administration is the most corrupt and ruthless one in history--and that includes Nixon.
These guys are the best at using language I have ever seen. The God talk works for some, but the actions are opposite--and we have seen that with everything. "Clear skies" means more pollution. "Healthy forests" means fewer trees. "I won't mess with Social Security" during the election cycle means "Hell yes I will gut Social Security if you are stupid enough to reelect me."
Social Security will be a test study for years to come. Think about it. SS has been the "third rail" of politics for years. Popular on both sides of the aisle and relied on by many--rich and poor, white and black, men and women. How can you gut it? You have to declare it already dead. And that is what Bush is saying. SS will be gone in 13 years if we do nothing (an outright lie) and taking money out of the system to put into personal accounts will somehow help it remain solvent. Bullshit.
But it is even worse than that. Consider all the problems that we face. Do you really think that SS is at the top? We have 45 million Americans that are uninsured. Have no health insurance. How many of those are children? We saw last week that somewhere around half of all bankruptcies are due to medical costs--and many of these occur in families that have some health insurance.
What does our President talk about? SS and gay marriage. Are you kidding me? How do Americans tolerate this kind of insanity?
I truly hope that the church recognizes that this administration is full of shit. They better start saving, because if the Bushies get their way, the only help that the elderly, the disabled, and the poor will have will be the church. Bush will have that SS fund helping his Enron buddies retire wealthy.
And that isn't right. It isn't moral. It isn't Christian. Good God! Can you imagine Jesus voting for such policies?
I can't.
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