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"Stray Cat" <meow@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Fnqxa.14403$vk3.986163@twister.austin.rr.com...
>
> It is a well-known and widely accepted fact that, during wartime, news
> companies and governmental representatives fuse their voices together into
> one univocal beam of support for the national military objective.
>
> But imagine a mediascape in which politicians actually said what they
meant
> . One where the talking heads on broadcast news actually challenged the
> powerful interests in Washington not with fangless sensationalism, but
with
> insightful deconstructions of true power and its manipulations. Here's a
> glimpse of what we would be hearing and reading today:
>
> Body Bag Bush is the second person to serve as president that was never
> elected, and like the first, his election ambitons must be destroyed.
> (Gerry Ford was the first.)
>
> Body Bag Bush campaigned on "smaller government" premises, has created the
> biggest government ever here in the USA.
>
> Everyday that Body Bag Bush is in the White House, we surf one day closer
to
> the Apocalypse.
>
> Body Bag Bush is using the  so-called War on Terrorism and its burgeoning
> McCarthyistic clampdown on open displays of dissent, and if allowed to
> continue in the White House will clampdown and invade the private lives of
> all citizens.
>
> The real reasons for the invasion of Iraq was to exact revenge for his
> father's shame (of losing the first Gulf war) and distracting from the
> screwed up state of the US Economy.
>
> Karl Rove and Dick Cheney are the real powers in Washington.  Body Bag is
> "Dubya on a string."

Whatever it is, it works for me. I'm happy.

>
> Texan Democrats ignited the fire that will lead to regime change in 2004.
> Yeah baby, bring it on!

You think? I certainly hope not.

In 2002, the GOP had to win 60% of the Senate races to break even. They won
70% and picked up 4 seats. In 2004, the GOP has to win only 40% of the races
to break even. If they win at 70% again, they'll pick up twelve seats in the
U.S. Senate.

The House is firmly GOP, but the GOP may pick up 10-12 seats (five from
Texas if a special session is called on redistricting).

For the Democrats, a left-wing candidate will win the Democratic primary.
Probably not Dean or Sharpton (both insane). More likely Kerry (who married
his way to wealth thru a succession of ever-more-wealthy older women - sort
of Anna Nicole Smith in mufti). Certainly not Lieberman.

Kerry might even be persuaded to pick Grey Davis as a running mate. One GOP
insider said: "God is good, but I can't believe he'd be good enough to give
us another Massachusetts liberal." Or another senator. The last sitting
senator to be elected, out of the many who've run, was JFK.

Anyway, the "winner" of the Democrat nomination will get about $60 million
(in matching funds) to campaign with from August 1st to November 4th for a
total of $120 million. Meanwhile, Bush will have $200 million to counter
Democrat ads from January to September. Then another $120 million for
September to November. So, in dollars: Dems - $120 million, Bush - $320
million.

And Bush has both the military and the Supreme Court on his side. The
democrats have letter carriers and mine workers.

It's gonna be a slaughter, but an honest one.

The Dem convention (Boston) ends July 30th. The GOP convention, in New York,
ends the week before the Sept 11th anniversary. I expect Bush will stay over
for the rememberance. Probably use the same bull-horn while wearing his new
flight suit.

If we're lucky, the trials of Saddam or ben Laden (or both) will be getting
under way about then.