http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_gustav_w_070111_bush_s_perilous_prov.htmBush's perilous provocations ask the question - is he begging for impeachment?
by Gustav Wynn
True to his nature, George Bush is so unwilling to listen to others, Congress may soon have to consider impeachment in the interests of national security.
Undaunted by the rejection of the neo-con ideology in the November elections, Bush has continued a full court press on our civil liberties, seeking not only to open any snail mail but also force internet providers to record and report every web site visited by all U.S. citizens.
He continues to advocate tax cuts for the wealthiest, even after new figures released proved his cuts through 2004 yielded only benefits for those earning over $1 million annually, a tiny fraction of the American taxpayers, though a huge percentage of his supporters.
He has cut deals to aid India's nuclear program, undoing decades of non-proliferation work, and he has approved a completely new program to build a new class of expensive nuclear missiles, though we already have more then would be needed to destroy the entire planet hundreds of times over. He would also have us resume underground testing, in violation of long standing international treaties.
His appointments continue to shamelessly recycle cronies, most lately his nomination for General Counsel of the Department of Transportation being a lobbyist and ex-Halliburton executive who intends to begin privatizing our highways. The new Ambassador to the Dominican Republic? A lobbyist who chaired Arizona's Republican Party. The new hire at the Agency for International Development? Former director of daddy Bush's Presidential Library and an Iran/Contra era rehash. The new deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management? A lobbyist and consultant for firms specializing in outsourcing and building access between senior executives at very large corporations with federal agency leaders to "help improve the quality of governmental services".
Most visible however has been the President's inability to grasp the notion that the American people and troops are done in Iraq. Despite the protests of up to 80% of Americans and Iraqis, clear majorities in the House, Senate and military from the top brass to the boots on the ground, Bush feels this "war" needs a new beginning. Never mind the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group and daddy Bush's trusted Secretary of State, nor the UN and world community. He doesn't get it yet, going so far as to label as "pessimists" everybody who agrees the conflict cannot be resolved militarily.more...