Well big news is Doctors removed 5 polyps from Bush's colon. Not so big news, Dick Cheney thinks the VP job is "cruddy". Is there a relation between these two events? OK, I won't press make the scatological metaphor.
Cheney is for all practical purposes the President. Bush makes no move without consulting him, therefore he is a puppet. As such he merely parrots whatever Cheney says. Now in a biography that has been leaked, Cheney calls his job cruddy. I have to agree, except I would say he's done a cruddy job. His lies and secrecy have turned the Executive Branch of the government into the department of smoke and mirrors. Nothing, absolutely nothing that comes from either his mouth or Bush's can be trusted to bear any resemblance to truth.
Now they are trying to sneak in a new measure that will effectively allow the government to stifle free speech. His order is allegedly designed to prevent anyone from "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq” as the order is titled. Beware of these high minded sounding titles, they are always red herrings! Always! Remember the "Clean Skies Initiative"?
Here is the troubling passage for me from this executive order:
"B) undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people; "
This could be loosely interpreted as doing anything that goes against the Administration policy and knowing these guys, could involve criticism of their policies as well. How many times have you heard the President or Cheney say, "critiquing our policy undermines our troops" or something to that effect. They have been setting the stage for this one for months. Get ready, because the bill provides for freezing assets and more.
Now Bush and Cheney are consolidating their power far beyond political appointments, this one may target anyone who disagrees with them. Dictator? Hummm, you decide.
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