Is that the majority of them support a party which is "pro-life" only up until the moment of birth, and then not again unless you happen to go into a highly scrutinized coma.

It's the conditions we live in that impact the frequency of abortions. As long as we are led by an administration which supports and enacts policies which strangle economic growth, dimming the future for millions upon millions of Americans, it won't matter whether the Court upholds or overturns Roe v. Wade.

Abortion is an economic issue far more often than it is a moral one. People who can't afford kids have abortions more often than people who can.

Bush and the filth that report to him have ensured that an increasing number of Americans will be people who can not afford kids.

Sadly, the "moral clarity" crowd puts their politics ahead of their country, and guess who loses?

I heard someone saying they were praying for Bush's safety in Pakistan. The person said although he was a democrat, and although he knew the government of Pakistan is our friend, the place is pretty dangerous and as an American he was praying for Bush's safe return.

Being lulled into believing that the government of Pakistan is our friend is a frightening symptom of what we've become and how far we've sunk. Man, are we ignorant!

The government and the people of Pakistan are, arguably, the most vehemently anti-American on earth. There have been at least two attempts on Musharaaf's life as a result of his allowing himself to be twisted into posing as a friend of the US; some sources say that's a low number. The "alliance" we've established with Pakistan--as any serious student of foreign affairs will tell you--represents one of the most dangerous and ineffective quid pro quos this filthy administration has entered into.

We have allowed Pakistan to keep in luxurious "house arrest" the world's most dangerous terrorist--DR. A Q Khan, in return for their coming up every now and then with a statement saying they've got a "high-value terrorist" surrounded (note not once has a "high-value terrorist ever been apprehended by Pakistan) and we've entered in to a PR game which basically results in our once in a while disrutping life in a village and claiming to have killed "four high-level Al Qaeda operatives" (whose bodies of, course are never produced nor identities made known.) DR AQ Khan, meanwhile, is actively propped up by the Pakistani government as a national hero. How'd he achieve that status? Mainly by selling nuclear secrets, hardware and software to rogue enemy governments, making the world a far, far more dangerous place than Bin Ladn could in his wettest dream.

Yes, those Pakistani's sure are good friends. How comforting it is to know that they are one of the most important components of the "coalition of the willing."

If we were really fighting a war on terror, Afghanistan would have ceased to exist on September 12, 2001, and Pakistan would have been sternly told that now we're watching them.

Far as Bush's safety, I guess I'm glad he wasn't sent for a little sit-down with Jesus in Pakistan. I'd find it far more poetic if his head gets blown off by "Bungalow Bill" Cheney.

Words to live by for George Bush and the filth that report to him:

"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."

--Goering at the Nuremberg Trials

"Landslide in Phillipines--1,500 People Missing"

They're not missing--I know where they are: under the mud!!!

The Spin
(based on a true story)

ACT II

Scene 12
Saturday, February 11, 4.30 pm

(Gathered in the Oval Office are Karl Rove, President Bush, Alberto Gonzalez, Condoleezza Rice, Chief of Staff Andrew Card, two young staffers taking notes.)

CARD
Ok, folks, we’ve got a problem. Apparently Libby’s going with the story that the Vice President ok’d the Plame leak.

AG GONAZALEZ
I’m on it—I can be on ten Sunday programs saying it was legal. People hear it enough, they’ll think it’s in the Constitution that we’re supposed to out spies we don’t like. Spying isn’t a nice thing to do, anyway.

PRESIDENT BUSH
That’s true, Bert. Spying entails a lot of…uh…underhanded kind of stuff..that’s not the American way.

CARD
That’s another thing we’ve got to get on top of. We’re losing control of the wiretapping thing. People don’t buy the “terrorist surveillance” thing, sir.

GWB
But, Bert—you said that was legal, didn’t you?

GONZALEZ
Uhhmmm…sir, that’s a great tie.

GWB
Oh, thanks, Alberto. Mr. Cheney let me borrow it. I got a little ketchup on it, but maybe he won’t ask for it back. Now, moving on, does anyone here think it’s possible to get Brownie to say he was only kidding about us?

ROVE
I don’t think so, Mr. President, but we’re getting the word out about his head injury.

GWB
Oh--he hurt himself?

ROVE
Uh…well, uh, yes, sir…he was riding one of his stallions in Virginia, and…

GWB
Wait, Karl, aren’t stallions Italian horses?

ROVE
Oh! Right! Thanks, sir—I meant to say “gelding”..
(Leans over to Card and whispers.)

GWB
So, ok, this week we’ve gotta manage the wiretapping thing, the spy thing—I still can’t believe that pretty woman was a spy—it sort of makes you wonder about those James Bond movies, doesn’t it? I mean, maybe there’s a little truth in those stories…

RICE (clears throat)
Uh, Mr. President, we’ve also got continued anti-US uprisings in Pakistan, which is especially awkward because they’re the most visible nation in our coalition of the willing….We have to figure out how to deal with Hamas, and there’s a mounting skepticism in the EU about our credibility.

ROVE
Then they’re not our friends.

GWB
They sure aren’t.

CARD
Sir, the other thing we’ve gotta handle is a new poll that’s due out Monday—you’re below 40% again. The media are gonna pounce all over that one. You know how voracious they can be.

(GWB stares blankly.)

(Suddenly, a red-faced Vice President Dick Cheney bursts in.)

CHENEY, smiling ear-to-ear
I shot a guy!! Oh, man! I just shot a guy today!!

(Everyone in the room is silent for a moment in astonishment, then spontaneously pepper Cheney with questions.)

GWB
OK, everyone, simmer down--can’t you all see Mr. Cheney is upset?

CHENEY
Upset? I always wanted to see what it was like to actually shoot someone! Now let ‘em say I’m not a tough guy!

GWB
Uh, Mr. Cheney….did you kill this guy?

CHENEY
Nah, he’s gonna be fine…quail hunting accident, I popped him with a couple hundred pellets…no big deal. You shoulda seen it, fellas, it was amazing…by the way, it was Harry Whittington…I got him in the face, the chest….he dropped like a lead balloon!

CARD
But he’s going to be okay?

CHENEY
He’s fine! Well, I think that’s what he meant when he lifted his hand while he was on the stretcher—I’m sure he meant to give me the “thumbs up.”

CARD
We’ve gotta keep this quiet, Mr. President.

GWB
Your secret’s safe with me, Mr. Cheney. And don’t you worry—if this does get out and you get in any kinda trouble, I’ll just pardon you. I can do that, right Bert?

GONZALEZ
Uh, well, Mr. President, you might want to think…

RICE
This can’t get out—this is just what we need right now…

ROVE
What’s the matter with all you people?

(A sudden silence falls on the room.)

ROVE
I’m ashamed of every last one of you. Keep it quiet? This is the break we’re waiting for! Sure, keep it quiet tonight, to give the appearance that we’re trying to cover it up, but tomorrow, let it rip! Start small, maybe we can give it to a local paper or something, and then let’s not acknowledge it for a few hours—this is great! I thought steroids in baseball was a great distraction—this tops ‘em all!

GWB
Uh, Karl, I don’t get it…aren’t cover-ups bad?

ROVE (trying to be patient)
Mr. President—we’ve got lots of stuff to deal with this week—Plame’s back, the wiretapping thing, oil & gas windfalls after Exxon declared record profits, like Condi said, stuff all over the world, and you’ve got a poll coming out that says 60% of the country thinks you’re a failure…this is perfect. Let’s make it look like we don’t want this out—that way, the media will play it up over and over and over. Let’s face it, it’s just a hunting accident—happens all the time, and that’s how the American people are gonna see it. They’ll wind up hating the press and—believe it or not—feeling sorry for the Vice President here because the papers are giving him such a hard time over an accident that could’ve happened to anyone. Come on—everyone—what’s better? Mike Brown telling the country that we screwed up after Katrina—right when those victims are losing their temporary housing—or the whole country concentrating on how the press is abusing us? Then, when the media starts talking about FEMA again next week, nobody’ll believe them—PERFECT!

GWB
But a cover-up, Karl?

ROVE
If it doesn’t look like we tried to cover it up, then that shows we know it’s not a big deal. Come on, let them harp on how we “covered it up” for a week, ten days—it’ll backfire. With me, it always backfires on the press!

(The room falls silent again, pondering what Rove has said.)

GWB
Karl, I’m gonna get you a Medal of Freedom—you’ve saved the country again.

CARD
Uh, Mr. President, that might look a little weird, sir.

GWB
(after thinking about it for a moment.)
OK, I guess Andy’s right. Hey, Karl, how about these cuff links? You like ‘em? They’re yours if you want ‘em.

CHENEY
Hey—is that my tie?

FADE