The controversy over inaugural spending

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

But it still fuels the beautiful machine of free economy and democracy...that many silly hippies think is an evil thing these days that they and only they should be allowed to experience. F the rest of the world.

Oh, is that what we're doing these days...spreading freedom and democracy? I thought we were in Iraq to protect America from WMD. At least, that's what I was told.

Listen, just because Karl Rove is brilliant doesn't mean that we have to swallow what he's tryin' to feed us. Anyone with a working memory knows why we, ostensibly, went into Iraq. When the WMD failed to materialize, the Bushies had to change the reason for the illegal invasion. Their choices were to either admit they F'd up big time or kick the spin machine into overdrive. And you just know Bush isn't going to admit to any mistakes. Personal accountability, after all, is for the poor and unconnected. Amazingly, it's working! Bush is now being lauded as a beacon of freedom for the entire world.

The same man who once said "There ought to be limits to freedom" after being parodied on a website is now, supposedly, the leading voice for world-wide freedom. It must be incredibly easy to rewrite recent history when you have 60 million or so willing co-conspirators.