Garrison Keillor does it again!

Commenting on the Military Commissions Act, he says:

"People came to America to escape this sort of justice. The midnight knock on the door, incarceration at the whim of men in shiny boots, confessions obtained with a section of hose, secret trial by star chamber. One is reminded of Germany, 1933, when the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act to give the Chancellor the power of summary arrest and imprisonment, a necessary tool for the defense of the homeland against traitors, Jew-lovers, terrorists.

Not that this is a bad thing. Who am I to say? Maybe we've been too lenient with enemies of the state. A period of stark repression might be a rich and rewarding experience for all of us. But when the Current Occupant signed the Act last week, the difference between freedom and terror did suddenly shrink somewhat. It makes you wonder: What if Mr. Cheney does not wish to give up power two years from now? Maybe he has other priorities. If an enemy of the United States -- a Democrat, for example -- appeared to be on the verge of election, perhaps Mr. Cheney, for the good of the country, will be forced to take the threat seriously and head for an undisclosed location and invoke his war powers and shovel a few thousand traitors into camps and call up his friends at Diebold and program the election results that are best for the country, or call the whole thing off.

OK by me if it's OK by you. I don't imagine that coffee sales will be affected or that Paris Hilton will be, like, "Whoa, this is so not cool," and, like, text-message her buds to join her on a hunger strike. The greeters at Wal-Mart will still smile and the football season will go on. They might flash a bulletin at halftime, "Terror Threat Forces Postponement of Election," and most people would be OK with that. If Mr. Cheney thinks it necessary to suspend the Constitution for a while, surely he has his reasons. The man inspires trust..."

More at http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/10/25/keillor/

"If an enemy of the United States -- a Democrat, for example -- appeared to be on the verge of election, perhaps Mr. Cheney, for the good of the country, will be forced to take the threat seriously and head for an undisclosed location and invoke his war powers and shovel a few thousand traitors into camps and call up his friends at Diebold and program the election results that are best for the country, or call the whole thing off."


Thanks, Garrison! You'll be remembered as one of the people who tried constantly to speak truth to power.

:shrug: We will pay for our ignorance! And it won't be pretty!

I love this man. Although in a completely and platonic way.

the political ads I have..I will be SO glad when this season is over..(two weeks!)

Sez he eats powder milk biscuits and rhubarb pie after a hard day on the ranch roping sheep, milking horses, and branding armadillos.

doing. There's little time or opportunity for reflective thought, and thought is certainly not encouraged by the media. It's as if we're all thinking that everything must be all right since everyone is continuing to go about their business. This is where riots in the street would help. It is hard to believe the rethugs have gotten as far as they have with their lies and looting while we look the other way.