After 12 years in the darkness the sun will rise once more in America and the dark days of Republican rule will come to an end. Today is the final day of the Republican Congress. Ushered in by Newt Gingrich in 1994 the Republicans have proven that the age-old adage of "power corrupts and absolute power, corrupts, absolutely" still holds true. We have much to be thankful for on this day, but the hard work of repairing the damage is just beginning. It will be a daunting task and a true test of courage for our newly elected Democrats. I am optimistic that positive changes will occur but wary of the many obstacles that lie along the path. The narcissistic and messiahanic criminal, George W. Bush, still controls the Executive Branch along with his corporatist, dark warlord, sidekick, Dickey C. Rumsfeld is gone but the carnage that he and his cohorts have wrought, continues, unabated. Pat Roberts and Pete Hoekstra have been stripped of any real power. John Boehner, Roy Blunt, and Trent Lott have emerged as the leaders of the minority Republicans. These dinosaurs have seen the meteor that foretells their extinction but have yet to realize its full import. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have taken up the gauntlet and are marching forward, but many, myself included, wonder if they will be equal to the task. I, of course, will back them in their quest to reform a government that has shown no compassion for the people that they purport to represent. At the same time, however, I will be vigilant for signs that the temptation to compromise on matters of importance to the people will be denied. Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, has stated publicly that she has no intentions of beginning impeachment proceedings against George W. Bush. In my opinion this is a grave error. How will we ever have a government that represents us if we do not hold the criminals within, responsible for their crimes? |
