Shades of Nixon, Reagan and Bush I, the Republicans are at it again! In the headlines, a major Republican and Bush supporter, Enron, crashes, but first, millions to the very wealthy and powerful, poverty for the workers. Insider trading is revealed, special deals and kickbacks are uncovered and now they have been caught.
John Ashcroft the Pure runs for cover as documents are shredded. The appointed president, whose face has leered at us every day since Sept. 11, has suddenly dropped out of sight, while the Republican damage control teams look hard for someone to be the scapegoat and live for a couple of years in a federal country club for white collar crime, such as Lompoc. Undoubtedly the “miscreant” will be born again while serving his time and hit the book and talk show circuit when he is out. “Deja vu all over again,” as Yogi Berra used to say. When will we ever learn?
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