Alito hearings illustrate US democracy is a PANTOMIME, from Larisa A.

Larisa Alexandrovna

Incitatus for Senate

The pantomime of US democracy - current version either marching or standing still somewhere - would be funny if it were not so drastically and horrifically affecting our lives. If there was any doubt that the electorate is nothing more than a distant cacophony playing in the background like elevator music no one listens to, then the Alito confirmation hearings are the proof in the proverbial pudding.

Welcome finally to the government of the absurd, a new form of Western theatrics and acrobatics, where the elected body of Congress walks around in circles muttering something about something and the dictator runs wild - with glee- in his lust for world domination.

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There is no need for such performances, so duplicitously choreographed and even scripted to include a female lead ready to cry at just the right time. The masses have long since given up all hope that they are represented by anyone in earnest.

We have after all witnessed an entire legislative body:

-Pass the un-Constitutional Patriot Act without having read it first (minus one rational voice). See HERE

-Vote for the invasion of a sovereign nation that posed no threat to us, and did so based on fabricated evidence so obvious that it took the IAEA all of a few hours to discredit it (and don't even get me started on the aluminum tubes garbage!). (see HERE) and (HERE) and (HERE)
and (HERE)

-Think nothing of $8.8 billion in US taxpayer funds gone "missing" in Iraq

-See no problem in pimping itself out to the highest bidder

-Pass the Real ID Act, which they also did not read thanks to SOME and which the MSM spun as important to national security

more...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larisa-alexandrovna/incitatus-for-senate_b_14011.html


Can we get a little backbone and integrity? Please?

We are no longer ruled by public servants. We are now ruled by abusive aristocrats that care nothing for any of us. The New Emperor also has nothing but contempt for his subjects and he doesn't even bother to make a good show of hiding it anymore.

Raw Story has more on the tangled story of the forged documents alleging that Saddam had bought yellowcake uranium from Niger.

posted by Juan @ 1/18/2006 06:30:00 AM 8 comments

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