Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Really? We've become theocracy, worshipping G.W. Bush?

In response to Timothy J. Parker's letter, "Bush has cooked up current Iraq 'crisis'": Ah, Tim! (I can say this because we are friends). I had no idea you were a "sore-loserman" cry-baby. Recount the votes in Florida, indeed.

I overlooked your first outpouring on the current Iraqi crisis but when I found your latest and learned that our government had evolved into a theocracy with Dubya as our god and I hadn't even noticed. You've quoted Will and Winnie (any more dead English poets or politicians?) and I find we are worshipping President Bush as if he were an idol. No more legislative and judicial branches to balance our government in the great republic? I have been sleeping!

On my latest inspection the checks and balances system was alive and well and the majority still held sway when there was/is a difference of opinion.

Additionally I find that the incumbent president "uses a military trained under other presidents" as if every president did not inherit our forces from his predecessor? As an aside I can only hope that our son in the Gulf received nothing at all from the previous commander-in-chief! Particularly his morals, or lack thereof, and his disdain of the troops he commanded.

Finally (sorry, no match for the truly verbose), I find that the approval of the always emasculated and ineffective United Nations (aka "another League of Nations") counts for nothing other that the issuance of massive numbers of resolutions repeatedly and conveniently ignored by the entire world. A contemporary joke were the subject not so serious.

In short, lose the naiveté and spend your vitriol in an attempt to change the majority opinion instead of attacking only its spokesperson. (Following my own advice might be good for me as regards Mr. William Clinton).

Les Dyer

Peachtree City