The Flag Burning Decoy

The Senate is considering a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning. In the meantime Iraq is being systematically destroyed, New Orleans remains a near complete ruin, health insurance costs are leaving the middle class well behind, and jobs are fleeing the country at an unprecedented rate. So many other problems need immediate attention, but our administration sees fit to wave this amendment as a means of drawing attention away from the ongoing problems. One more success of the neo-conservative plan. The American public seems unable to maintain a focus on more than one issue at a time allowing the neo-cons to plow ahead in their program.

The neo-conservatives have been very successful in recent years. Power is highly centralized within the executive branch. Two major wars have been started with at best questionable intelligence. The Supreme Court has two conservative justices recently installed. Multiple bills have passed to the detriment of the country including No Child Left Behind (better known as Leave No Child a Dime), the Patriot Act (or the death of the First Amendment Act), the Medicare Drug Bill (an aid package for big drug companies), the Clear Skies Initiative (clearing the way to increased air pollution by major contributors), and the Healthy Forests Act (clearing the way to clearcut more of our national forests). In addition to all this we see tax cuts for the richest of our nation along with the highest deficits in history.

The neo-conservative element has been very successful in their plan. The nation is suffering heavily from their success. The time for a turnaround is here. Our Congressional members need to take a stand and regain their fair place in the government. We, the voting public, can take to the streets and to the polls to insure we replace elected officials who fail to exercise their proper power. We need to keep on talking to our friends, our neighbors, and all who are near enough to hear. We can blog, we can e-mail, we can phone. Any means is legitimate. The anger is simmering. We need to bring this pot to a full boil.