Fear and Loathing 2004
One of the best books on modern U.S. politics is by my man, Hunter Thompson; Fear and Loathing : On the Campaign Trail 72.
Just looking at the current primary season, (for value reporting, check out Dave), we are in 1972 all over again.
First of all, Bush II is actually Nixon II. The same ideological nihilism, the same craven greed, the same smallness of humanity. Nixon managed to bully and cheat out the best Democrats in '72. Bush (and DeLay) are doing the same thing. But while Nixon actually had intelligence and talent, as well as a Democratic congress to harry him, Bush is a mental midget with both houses of Congress and, de-facto, the Supreme Court.
I think the current situation will make more sense for everybody when we realize that Bush is Nixon and this is 1972 and that we need to be very vigilant that Bush doesn't tricky-dicky the country straight out.
One of the best books on modern U.S. politics is by my man, Hunter Thompson; Fear and Loathing : On the Campaign Trail 72.
Just looking at the current primary season, (for value reporting, check out Dave), we are in 1972 all over again.
First of all, Bush II is actually Nixon II. The same ideological nihilism, the same craven greed, the same smallness of humanity. Nixon managed to bully and cheat out the best Democrats in '72. Bush (and DeLay) are doing the same thing. But while Nixon actually had intelligence and talent, as well as a Democratic congress to harry him, Bush is a mental midget with both houses of Congress and, de-facto, the Supreme Court.
I think the current situation will make more sense for everybody when we realize that Bush is Nixon and this is 1972 and that we need to be very vigilant that Bush doesn't tricky-dicky the country straight out.
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