The Art of Human Sacrifice
Many people were awed by the swiftness with which the Republican demagogues distanced themselves from Idaho Senator, Larry Craig. I was not - he was a very public example of the state of the art in human sacrifice.
The toilet paper was hardly dry when Norm Coleman, the Senator from Minnesota who believes that the President of the United States "dictates" policy, called for Craig to resign.
Hollywood Republican mouthpiece, Ben Stein, former speech writer for Nixon and Ford, took his patrons to task on the CBS Sunday Morning show. According to Stein, "This is insane. If a police officer can wreck a man's career over this trifle, then we might as well not have a Constitution or a Bill of Rights... What I don't understand is why the GOP is tossing Senator Craig overboard as if he were a terrorist."
Of course this is the same Ben Stein who has in the very recent past implored President Bush on this same CBS show "not to cooperate with Congressional investigations" into administrative wrong doings. "Cooperating" was the only mistake Nixon made according to Stein.
Gee...and the rest of us thought that it was just possible Nixon had broken a law or two - and apparently President Ford was convinced that a full pardon was necessary.
Not to worry, apparently when it comes to bathroom etiquette - if we are not protected there - then Stein questions why we have a Constitution and Bill of Rights. Well Ben while you were pleading with Bush not to cooperate with Congress - America's politicos managed to shred the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and now spying on people (even Republican Senators) in public bathrooms is considered par for the course in the name of Homeland Security.
I believe that Craig's head was hoisted on the spike just to show all of the Congressional cowards the lengths that these evil war mongers will go to save their fortunes. By mercilessly sacrificing one of their own in a heartbeat without so much as a whimper - they are letting Reid, Pelosi, Obey, Conyers, Feingold and anyone else who might be considering getting in their way what they'll do to embarrass them or their loved ones.
The toilet paper was hardly dry when Norm Coleman, the Senator from Minnesota who believes that the President of the United States "dictates" policy, called for Craig to resign.
Hollywood Republican mouthpiece, Ben Stein, former speech writer for Nixon and Ford, took his patrons to task on the CBS Sunday Morning show. According to Stein, "This is insane. If a police officer can wreck a man's career over this trifle, then we might as well not have a Constitution or a Bill of Rights... What I don't understand is why the GOP is tossing Senator Craig overboard as if he were a terrorist."
Of course this is the same Ben Stein who has in the very recent past implored President Bush on this same CBS show "not to cooperate with Congressional investigations" into administrative wrong doings. "Cooperating" was the only mistake Nixon made according to Stein.
Gee...and the rest of us thought that it was just possible Nixon had broken a law or two - and apparently President Ford was convinced that a full pardon was necessary.
Not to worry, apparently when it comes to bathroom etiquette - if we are not protected there - then Stein questions why we have a Constitution and Bill of Rights. Well Ben while you were pleading with Bush not to cooperate with Congress - America's politicos managed to shred the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and now spying on people (even Republican Senators) in public bathrooms is considered par for the course in the name of Homeland Security.
I believe that Craig's head was hoisted on the spike just to show all of the Congressional cowards the lengths that these evil war mongers will go to save their fortunes. By mercilessly sacrificing one of their own in a heartbeat without so much as a whimper - they are letting Reid, Pelosi, Obey, Conyers, Feingold and anyone else who might be considering getting in their way what they'll do to embarrass them or their loved ones.
posted by Mark Sherman at 9:46 AM
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