Molly Ivins: The graft goes on (Molly says "I told you so" about W)

[Dudley_DUright]

Here's a good idea: Consumer groups and progressive congressfolks have joined in an effort to stop hundreds of thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina from being further harmed by the new Bankruptcy Act, scheduled to take effect Oct. 17. This law was notoriously written of, by and for the consumer credit industry, and is particularly onerous for the poor.

The bill was passed with massive support from the Republican leadership in Congress and from a disgusting number of sellout Democrats. While it was being considered in committee earlier this year, Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee offered an amendment to protect victims of natural disasters. It was defeated, without debate, on a party-line vote.

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Many a time in the past six years I have bit my tongue so I wouldn't annoy people with the always obnoxious observation, "I told you so." But, dammit it all to hell, I did tell you, and I've been telling you since 1994, and I am so sick of this man and everything he represents -- all the sleazy, smug, self-righteous graft and corruption and "Christian" moralizing and cynicism and tax cuts for all his smug, rich buddies.

Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.

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http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=19604

Many of us at DU did pay attention before the 2000 election. Anyone reading Molly's book "Shrub" knew that Bush was a disaster (or several) waiting to happen. Sadly, it is only after a major city is destroyed that rest of the country is starting to catch on. :eyes:

[lilymidnite]

1. Wow, Molly's not usually this pointed.

Huzzah for her!!

[truedelphi]

2. Molly, Damn It, we did pay attention

But if as many as 61 million votes are counted on machinery that is so friendly to computer tampering that a chimp can do it, and the companies are owned by two brothers, and one of the top computer people says that he promises he will deliver the votes to the
Bush family, WHAT THE F*** can we do.

Please tell us, lady...

Carol

[sando]

7. Molly

Isn't referring to all of us that DID NOT VOTE for that incompetent idiot. She's referring to all those who did.

[acmejack]

3. Well there are a lot of us here & wholeheartedly agree!

We were the first to see the ruinous effects of *'s asinine policies (Or lack of them). We knew he was screwed up before they were able to steal the 1994 gubernatorial race here. That's right, more than one Texan thinks we were cheated, we liked Anne Richards!

[freesqueeze]

4. "Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president ..."

"Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention."

There were a few of us. Radicals living in GOP-land who knew what an abject failure this guy had been and would be as President.

I remember my Texan dad (a nixon republican) totally freaking out when shrub started to climb within the party. He would look at me forlornly, "Please tell me they're not going to nominate that guy!"

Sorry Dad, for once we were both right. You from the right and me from the left saw through this loser long ago.

RIP, Dad. You can forget about Mardi Gras this year.

http://www.freesqueeze.com/toons.htm

[Raster]

9. I lived in Texas during the 80's and most of the 90's. When I first

moved to Texas I worked for a company owned by one of the most powerful of the Texas republican families. After that, I worked in the financial industry in North Texas until I left. I had friends intimately connected to the Texas, white-guy, republican machine. I remember chiding one g.o.p. friend that after bush1 lost to Clinton that the Texas, white-boy, republican, petroleum mafia had shot it's wad. He told me then that the powers that be already had a new candidate selected. It was george, the younger. I laughed and said "you've got to be kidding." Nope, he was not. You know the rest. I've watched the rise of w with the same fascination someone watches a car crash. It all seems so sureal and slow motion, almost dreamlike. Unfortunately, the consequences are anything but dreamlike.

Molly was right. She knew better than most. A george w. bush presidency would be a train wreck just waiting to happen.

[Kixel]

10. Sorry your dad is gone...

...I miss moral Republicans who actually stood for something other than corporate interests.

[Lisa]

5. and Molly was genuinely ready to give him a chance, too

It's not like she's had an irrational hatred of the man from day one (something which liberal commentators are frequently accused of). During the 2000 recount, she wrote that Bush wasn't a mean person, and wasn't stupid either.

But the way he's been acting, he sure gives that impression ... and good-hearted Molly had no choice but to call him on it.

[cmkramer]

13. True

I read one of her books a while back that had an article about Bush before he ran for governor. She described him as smart and funny and very likable.

[kineneb]

6. got "Shrub" in hardcover when it came out

even then Bush sounded like a bad idea. You were right, Molly.

[opihimoimoi]

8. Molly Rocks.....YOU TELL UM You tell um....

As in Texas, this dude comes to work late and leaves early...his work includes bike rides, and photo Ops/fund raisers....but thinking and prob solving is alien to him....

[TankLV]

11. "Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the

United States, please pay attention."

That has got to be the understatement of the CENTURY (so far).

EJ Dionne and now Maureen.

Keep 'em comming!

[yellowcanine]

12. She must be a "Bush Hater". Couldn't be any other reason why she

would write such an article.:sarcasm: