A Big Word

The time has come this morning for a big word, Bush. You’re not going to like it, but you’re going to have to hear it anyway. I woke with it early, and it has been playing ever since then in my mind. You know how that is. I’ll tell you what the word is in just a moment, but before I do I need to tell you where it comes from.

It comes from watching your Frist on the television news last night. He was talking to the media about the planned Republican attack on the filibuster. To tell the truth, I have never been particularly fond of that man. But talk about ingenuous, Bush! Talk about mendacity! There was your Frist, whining on about the (rather mild) Democratic efforts to block a handful of your more outrageous judicial nominations, and their possible use of the filibuster as a tactic of last resort. As though your Republicans hadn’t used the very same tactic to block twice as many Clinton nominations just a few short years ago. What’s good for the goose, you’d think, would be good for the gander, no?

Well, no. Your people are not satisfied with majority rule, Bush. They want to strip the opposition of the last vestige of power. They cannot tolerate the slightest opposition that might thwart their will or question their righteousness. They want nothing less than total power, for now and years into the future. Take a look at your Delay’s effort to insure Republican majorities for decades yet to come. They want total control.

And the word for this is not the “democracy” you talk about so glibly. The word for this is a different one altogether. It’s called “totalitarianism”, Bush. And that’s not only a long one and a big one, it’s a very nasty one, Bush. Take my word for it. It’s a very nasty one indeed.