Why the World Can't Wait

opinion

by mark leno

Why the world can't wait

The horror, lies, corruption, deceit, death, and destruction of the Bush-Cheney administration have all evolved to a scale beyond any of our worst nightmares. Our once-great nation has been reduced to a preemptive war machine, squandering our limited national resources on its imperial conquests while our domestic needs are left unattended.

This administration, aided by the one-party rule in Washington, DC, has traded governing for propaganda, allowed a treasured major city to decay in its own ruins, allowed the Department of Homeland Security to feed the voracious, petty appetites of lawmakers, replaced science with superstition, transformed torture into policy, enriched the most privileged by indebting future generations, and ignored the urgency of global warming – while doing everything in its power to supplant our democracy with a theocracy.

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In this dire situation, politics as usual will not do. Each of us has the responsibility, if not the obligation, to participate in this collective effort. We will spend many years repairing the damage Bush has already done to our economy, the environment, the health of our urban centers, and to our international reputation. The question we all need to ask is, at what cost do we suffer three more years of this abusive administration? Don't we all agree that the world can't wait three more years?

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A recent Ipsos Public Affairs poll indicates that by a margin of 50 percent to 44 percent, Americans believe Congress should consider impeaching President George W. Bush if he did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war. Let's hold Bush accountable. Engage today. The world can't wait!

Mark Leno represents San Francisco in the state assembly.


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