Is there a slow rage growing with bush & cheney skipping merrily into retirement?

[Philosoraptor]

Are people only now coming forward to finally say what they've been holding back for all these years? Certain pundits are, on both political sides, and certain former bush bots have come forward with smatterings of truth, and perhaps more are forthcoming.

There is a strange feeling across the land that I can't quite describe as the hope president replaces the hopeless president. A weird feeling in the air as we watch this indescribable asshole exit the oval office. I've never seen or felt anything like it. I can't help thinking about that scene toward the end of The Wizard of Oz when the wicked witch's guards thank Dorothy for killing the witch.

This fucker is like no other asshole before him, in our entire history as a nation, and he's not going to be remembered fondly in 5 years, or 10, or 100. His name will always be associated with failing to stop nine eleven, failing to get the alleged perp of nine eleven, mass murder, needless, endless wars, 4000 dead G.I.'s, universal hatred of our nation, torture, lying, stealing unimaginable amounts of money from us, committing incomprehensible atrocities against the constitution and humanity in general.

Is the worst president in history going to just waltz off whistling Dixie while we all breath a sigh of relief just to see his embarrassing ass finally go? Will Americans just be glad he's gone, and move on, or will their anger grow as they start connecting all the dots, and counting all the dead, and wondering where all the money went?

Will the same odd apathy that's infected our nation these last 8 shell-shocked years continue now that bush is mincing arrogantly into luxurious retirement as everything falls into chaos? Will they seek to blame President Obama for all the wreckage left behind by bush and cheney? Will they slowly start to look at the war profiteer assholes in a different way as they fade into the rear view mirror of history?

I think there IS a slow burn, a slow motion anger building, and I think some people are finally admitting to what's been going on during the last eight unbelievable years is unacceptable, and criminal, and un-American, and if the new president doesn't seek to prosecute the neo-cons for treason and tyranny and piracy, someone will. History will. We've been far too forgiving as a nation with the bush administration, and our rage cannot be held back forever.

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Well, D'oh. Mercury is Retrograde." - Ronald Reagan's Dead Republicon Astrologer*

"Republicon occultists are hip to Mercury Retrograde. We knew this was coming. So too bad (smirk) about Americans and their justifiable rage. Smirk."

- Ronald Reagan's Dead Republicon Astrologer*


* Courageously channeled by the intrepid SpiralHawk from the vast netherworld of republicon occultism.

[Old Codger]

2. History

will certainly not be kind to *, but it will also not be kind to Obama if he takes the Ford route and passes on prosecuting these egregious crimes. If our government passes on this one they in fact condone it and are guilty of aiding and abetting after the fact and if treated like any other crime are as guilty as the original criminals.

[KharmaTrain]

3. Flavor Of The Moment...

For many of us, that "slow burn" began on 12/12/2000 and never decreased. I'm just grateful this day is here and I suspect we won't hear much from either boooosh nor cheney for a while as they try to slink into their "glorious retiremenet". While I'd like that retirement to include a long stay in a cell in the Hague, time will tell.

The corporate media are like a bunch of school kids. They are always impressed with the new kid in town and live with their "conventional wisdom"...nothing more than gossip...that Rove and Hughes played like a violin for many years but then after they were gone, the music went sour. The media fell out of "love" with this regime and then realized that many millions out here had as well...then it was "cool" to start the bashing. Some will say that happened after Katrina, I'll say it became "vogue" following the '06 elections, but their turning on this regime was a reaction...and it didn't hit many of these stenographers until the past year, and they still can't explain it. Clueless then, clueless now. Lazy then, lazy now.

In essence, the American speak spoke loudly last November about their anger. By installing a large Democratic majority in both Houses and President Obama winning by solid majority, boooosh and his corrupt and inept party were rejected by the American people. But they still don't seem to be getting that message. That's fine. It's sure a lot better world today with them out of power and the further they drive themselves from it, the better.

It's still too soon to rate how boooshie's legacy will rate, but I strongly believe it will be an albatross around his party rather than a virtue for many years to come. Jebbie bugged out of the Senate race fast cause he surely had to have seen polling that even in Florida, he would have trouble getting elected and winning with a convincing enough margin to take future political advantage.

Right now, the messes are thick and the problems immediate, but there will come a time when accounting will be demanded (if it isn't already). Those who fleeced the treasury, those who tortured, those who tapped our phones, those who abused power and committed war crimes will be held accountable. While my hopes are it will be in a court, preferably in the Hague, the verdict of the American voters will be felt for a long time...especially if President Obama can show how goverment works for, not against, the people.

Cheers...

[ThomWV]

4. I'm finding myself more pissed off each day as Tuesday approaches

[Swamp Rat]

5. To the Hague!