Rant: Four More

I’ve really been holding back from writing something political. Today begins the second term of George W. Bush. This has been an administration that won a dubious victory in 2000. But despite the fact that I can’t “get over it” I’ll move on. Greed, hate, and fear have been the things that this administration has manipulated for more than four years. On September 11th I was as angry as almost anyone. Based on what I learned in the media I supported going into Afghanistan and the hunt for Bin Laden. But I have always opposed the bait and switch used to invade Iraq. I lived through Vietnam, and I lost a dear friend there. I believed the inspectors were doing their job. I never bought the WMD argument, and I feel there were many in the world that suggested we could be wrong. We were. I simply don’t believe the cost of American soldier’s lives, American soldier’s limbs, Billions of dollars in “our” money, and bankrupting American goodwill worldwide was worth it to depose a two-bit dictator. I haven’t found a person who can reasonably convince me otherwise. Bush has lied. Don’t give me the flawed intelligence stuff!

I’m also appalled at how religion has been manipulated by this administration. I suspect Jesus would not approve. I’m very appalled by the media. They allowed this to happen. They permitted the lies to go unchallenged.

I’m most sorry for the generations that will follow me. I’m sorry. I hoped we’d leave them a better world.