Sam Newlund: 'Time for a bill of particulars on another George'

[mandyky]

Sam Newlund, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

http://www.startribune.com/562/story/324283.html

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On July 4, 1776, a rebellious group of colonists adopted America's historic Declaration of Independence, lambasting England's King George III for "a long train of abuses and usurpations." One by one they succinctly listed the offenses, such as:

"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people." Twenty-six other charges made the list.

That was nearly 230 years ago. Now it's time for a bill of particulars on another George -- President George W. Bush. Items ripe for this list have been rolling out with numbing consistency since he took office just over five years ago. Impeachment is now openly discussed.

Many of Bush's "abuses and usurpations" concern the Iraq war:

* He has used false information that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction that threatened a mushroom cloud over this country as a reason for invading Iraq. (The war so far has killed more than 2,300 Americans; estimates of the Iraqi death toll vary wildly -- up to 100,000 or more, including women and children.)

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[acmejack]

1. Good piece.

In Minnesota they still take these things seriously.

[JDPriestly]

2. He lays out the crimes for all to see and judge.

Thanks.