by Mike Whitney

CounterPunch

02/03/05

As expected, the peerless leader articulated a wish-list of freebies for big business and 'thin gruel' for the rabble. For every bone tossed to corporate America, there was a belt-tightening program for the masses. And, then, this bombshell: 'Four years of debate is enough! I urge Congress to pass legislation that makes America more secure and less dependent on foreign energy.' What lunacy? Less dependent?!? Didn't we just spend $300 billion invading Iraq? What was that all about? The irony was lost on the doting Congress who rose in a tsunami of praise ... The cameras scanned the exuberant audience; honing in on the bulbous, florid visages of overfed vulgarians cheering away at their political frat-party. Sometimes, it's hard to believe that there's an unbroken chain of succession from Jefferson and Adams to this dismal cast of pedestrians...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp