An 'apology' to my conservative friends
By Mark Shields
I now owe a number of my conservative colleagues a public apology.
During the fall of 2000, many of them bluntly warned that if I did not wholeheartedly back Republican George W. Bush, the following terrible things would happen: The Dow-Jones average would lose 4,000 points; the nation's unemployment rate would climb higher than it had been in eight years; historic U.S. budget surpluses would be replaced by budget deficits as far as the eye could see; and worse.
Well, I have to admit that a) I did not back Bush in the fall of 2000 and b) every dire change they predicted has come to pass. [CNN]
Read the details and weep. In less than two years we have seen no leadership from Bush on any dometic affairs. He has failed in every sense of the word. He gutted the surplus, worked hard to protect corporate interest, and put forth a plan to turn our country into a network of spys (Even the House Republican's leader couldn't stomach that plan, and killed it). We have a President and VP who are so out of touch with the rage of the American people over the rape of our finances by the Corporate Mafia. We deserve better, and in November we get to send an email to GW...mj
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