Alternate reality
Sean Mullan
Issue date: 10/11/02 Section: Opinions
The Democratic Party is no longer the party of the people, but instead tends to follow whatever the Republicans demand. Many Democrats in both the House and Senate supported the Bush tax cut, as well as the USA Patriot Act, the appointment of John Ashcroft, and almost every other of Bush's declarations. Everyone needs to remember that the Democrats currently control the Senate and can block everything Bush sends their way. Instead they blindly follow him in fear of being labeled "unpatriotic" and of upsetting their corporate sponsors. How would the Al Gore, Joe Lieberman team be any different than George Bush and Dick Cheney? As the mentally unstable Christopher Hitchens correctly points out, if anything Gore and Lieberman would attack Bush and Cheney from the right. Lets face it, Gore SUPPORTS a U.S. invasion of Iraq-during his "amazing" 55 minute speech in California in September he mentioned weapons inspections a whopping zero times. Instead, all he demanded was that Bush get U.N. approval. Well Bush IS going to the United Nations and will more than likely bribe Russia and France into supporting him. His is currently attempting to force through a resolution which calls for the placement of tens of thousands of U.S. troops throughout Iraq to "monitor" weapons inspections. Is that not an invasion?! Excuse me, but was not the United Nations created to prevent wars, not legitimize them? The media again ignores the facts: the Bush administration is introducing a U.N. resolution Iraq has no choice BUT to refuse to abide by. Again, what about the fact that Israel is in violation of almost TWICE as many U.N. resolutions as Iraq, is actually armed with nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, and is currently occupying foreign territory (in violation of both international law and U.N. resolutions). Also, just how different was Clinton's foreign policy from that of Bush's today? Here are a few questions and answers to think about: Who was the last president to organize a massive bombing campaign of Iraq after withdrawing UN weapons inspectors in 1998? Bill Clinton. Who was the most recent previous president to pass a tax cut? Bill Clinton. Who refused to send the Kyoto Treaty to the Senate? Bill Clinton. Who supported the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which has led to massive consolidation and control of information in America? Bill Clinton! That's right folks, Bill Clinton was the most popular Republican president this country has ever had.