first off, before i forget and for jeremy's benefit, tonight at work my boss dave turned to me and said: "so, do you remember V?"
i nearly fell over. and unfortunately it turned out he was referring to a former employee that they called V. but still. i nearly croaked.
thanks to my good friend for spotting this lengthy but well argued piece over at cnn.com. the issue of WMDs and their ongoing absence is not heating up in the american press the way it certainly ought to be. that piece's author argues that if the bush administration deliberately altered information in order to mislead the public and justify the invasion of another country, then what we have on our hands is the single biggest presidential scandal we've ever had. honestly, if that's the case, there has been no better grounds for impeachment. ever.
we are still 17 months away from the 2004 presidential election, but clinton launched his re-election campaign at this point in 1995 for the '96 election. and i don't think it's too late to start the assault on president bush's campaign. just start talking to everyone you can about the bush administration and their perversity of justice and international law. do it in a constructive manner. lay it out. point at the signs around us of how the administration has already begun to fail the united states: a misguided and illegitimate war, skyrocketing unemployment, a downward economy, increasing tax benefits for the wealthiest citizens, rising distrust in the international community. it all points to a leader and a cabinet with no regard for the world, the average citizen or the future. 2004 is dire straits.
