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Things to be scared of

Thanks for all your comments (see previous posts). A few things I have garnered since the result came out, and to think about. And worry about. Some for us outside the US and some for those who live there, whether they voted for the puppet monkey or not.

Bush has control of the House of Representatives and of Senate. He has about as much control over the US, its policies and its laws as any man has had in about 50 years. Virtually anything he wants to put through as law is likely to be passed. These things can be set to last for long beyond his term of office, and be unrepealable by any later government.

This includes, but is not limited to, banning gay marriages, banning stem sell research, banning abortion. Note the fact that all of these would please the bible-bashers who voted for him. Despite living in very poor states in the middle of the country, people voted Bush. Why? He’s “patriotic” because he’s taken the fight elsewhere. He’s a god-botherer like them. He’s a good-old redneck country-boy, like them.

In other words, they’ve voted for him because they see him as one of their own, not because they believe in his policies. What they’ve failed to do is to look at themselves first. In their poor homes. Unemployed. Unable to afford medical care. All things that Kerry promised he’d help with.

For the sake of their hardline religious views, their view that everyone else should be restricted for their beliefs… they’re prepared to live in squalor. OK, it’s all very christian but it’s also all very ******* stupid.

Looking across the bands of who voted for which candidate (there’s a great breakdown here at CNN) the lines are obvious. The more money you earn, the more likely you are to vote for Bush. The less white you are, the more likely you are to vote for Kerry. Youngsters and first-time voters tended to vote for Kerry which may bode well in the next election.

An interesting one is education. Those with virtually no education (and likely therefore from a poor background) would be more likely to go Kerry. Similarly, those at the top-end of the brain-scale with post-grad qualifications would also vote for him. Everyone in the middle… Bush.

Religion. Protestants and Catholics – Bush. All other deniminations and those who have seen common sense – Kerry. Another near-straight line graph as with income is church attendance. The more often you attend church, the more likely you’ll vote for Bush. Well, you’ll need to seek repentance for voting the little **** in. Get down to confession now!

Gays hate Bush (play with that phrase all you like) while gun-lovers won’t let you prise their Bush vote from their cold, dead fingers. Funnily enough, people who were most concerned about education, Iraq, the economy and education voted for Kerry. Those more concerned about taxes, terrorism and moral values went Bush’s way, as did those who are wealthier since Bush took office. In other words, those who are rich and would lose most on tax increases (greedy), the paranoid gun-nuts (rednecks) and bible-bashing jesus-freaks who want to impose their narrow-minded views on other people wanted Bush back in office. Anyone bothered about matters which would affect the country as a whole went with Kerry. I think this is the most telling statistic of all.

The main issue, though is Iraq. Did people want to keep the current president so he’d deal with it? In some ways, that makes sense. Keep the same person in charge of the troops. But when the war was illegal? Unecessary? I heard one guy (loud redneck) on the news going on about how the US was right to be in Iraq as we had to take the fight to them and protect the West from the evil Saddam.

Erm… Saddam wasn’t a threat though, was he? To his own people, yes. To us over here, no. Remember the complete lack of WMDs?

The next stage, though, is what next? Will he withdraw from Iraq? Or will he move on to Iran? North Korea? China? OK, China would be a push as they might actually fight back but hey – they’re all commies and they’re a threat to the west.

If Bush pushes on, his already thin resources will be spread further. They’ve already kept draftees on for longer than their initial contract and refused to allow soldiers to return home. What next? Well, where do you get soldiers from in times of war when numbers are short?

You stage a draft.

Lock up your sons, America. Bush will be coming for them.

George W Bush’s CV

I pinched this from Chris’ blog. No idea where he got it from.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Law Enforcement:

I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pleaded guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver’s license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been “lost” and is not available.

Military:

I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use.

By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.

College:

I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:

I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.

I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas in 1975.

I bought an oil company, but couldn’t find any oil in Texas.

The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.

I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.

With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:

I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union. During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America.

I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.

I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.

With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father’s appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:

I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.

I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of *over one billion dollars per week*.

I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S.

Treasury.

I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S.

history.

I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market.

In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month.

I’m proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My “poorest millionaire,”

Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.

I set the record for most campaign fundraising trips by a U.S.

President.

I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.

One of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron.

My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.

I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history.

I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.

I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.

I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.

I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history.

I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government.

I’ve broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.

I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.

I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.

I refused to allow inspector’s access to U.S. “prisoners of war”

detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.

I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).

I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television.

I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.

I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.

I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind.

I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, preemptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community.

I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families — in wartime.

In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.

I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans

(71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.

I am supporting development of a nuclear “Tactical Bunker Buster,” a WMD.

I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.

During the Iraq War and Occupation thousands of American troops were injured and killed. I did not have the time to attend any of the funerals for our fallen soldiers but I did have the time to attend more than 43 fundraising events of the Republican party.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES:

All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father’s library, sealed and unavailable for public view.

All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.

AND STILL YOU FUNTWITS VOTED FOR HIM IN YOUR MILLIONS!!!!