I've posted this in Editorials but thought I'd put in a link here, too, as it will get more, and I believe deserved, attention in the GD forum. Let me say that I know Mr. Ruppert personally. We are not 'friends' but I have known him since before 9/11. I have a great deal of respect for his tenacity and integrity and can vouch that, if he doesn't have the big picture right, it isn't because he is intentionally distorting the facts that he has at hand. If he reads this post, the one thing I would caution him against is 'making predictions.' It is just enough to present information and connect the dots. The future is always an open window.
As for this particular essay, I would advise those who identify as "Democrats" to take a deep breath. Remember, whether right or wrong on the facts, Mr. Ruppert is trying to make sense of the apparently 'managed' chaos that is our world AT THE END OF THE AGE OF OIL."
"There has been ample time to get a closer look at the various "early" candidates seeking to replace George W. Bush in the White House. We emphasize the word "early". A critical look at the Democratic contenders -- especially latecomer Wesley Clark -- reveals past behavior suggesting wolves in sheep's clothing or -- in the case of Dennis Kucinich -- campaign styles that promise little more than feel-good futility as insiders wonder if his campaign is being derailed from within. Yet, all this drama in an electoral environment, where mandatory voting software is hopelessly compromised, is little more than a tempest in a teapot. All told, it looks as if there is nothing much going on that gives grounds for enthusiasm or hope--especially as one focuses only on the "electoral" process.
"More alarming, however, is the fact that attention is being diverted to wasted efforts, rather than to those that might make a real difference. In the final analysis, what we can expect after George Bush is a continuation of what came before and during George Bush. For those with their eyes open, there will be little difference in the outcome. Bush was not a marked historical or policy shift. The Clinton administration set the stage for 9/11 perfectly. George W. Bush is merely the captain of a brutal special team sent onto the field to make a few essential plays consistent with a larger plan. And if I have to spend the four years from January 2005 fighting deluded, guilty, self-aggrandizing progressives who want to convince us that things will be better under a Democrat, the same way I fought the current administration, that's exactly what I'll do. It is, after all, how FTW got its start.
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