FORMER REAGAN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL PREDICTS END OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA

Paul Craig Roberts, the architect of "Reaganomics" and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the Reagan administration said this week the united States is on the cusp of ending the Constitutional Democracy. Roberts' comments came in an interview, which can be heard here, during a discussion of an executive order signed by George Bush on July 17, providing sanctions against anyone posing a threat to "(i) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of:

(A) threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq; or

(B) undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people;"

THE ENTIRE ORDER CAN BE FOUND HERE.

In wading through this order, please keep in mind that the president is circumventing legislative and judicial oversight, as well as the system of checks and balances. In effect, it nullifies the Fifth Amendment protections on Due Process.
Even more troubling is that fact that as this order is written, anyone who contributes to a political party whose leadership advocates ending U.S. involvement in Iraq, could suffer the loss of their home, property, bank accounts, IRAs, stocks, bonds and other real assets.
Next up: nice brown uniforms for the Young Republican clubs in high schools.

MORE BAD NEWS FOR THE GOP.... AS IF HAVING G.W.B. IN THE WHITE HOUSE ISN'T ENOUGH

The numbers coming out of a recent AP poll seem to be further confirmation (as if we need it) that the Republicans are sidelined in the political process for the foreseeable future. The results of the poll, published this week, indicate that none of the so-called "top tier" GOP candidates is getting much love from the electorate.
According to AP writer Liz Sidoti, "nearly a quarter of Republicans are unwilling to back top-tier hopefuls Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain or Mitt Romney, and no one candidate has emerged as the clear front-runner among Christian evangelicals."
.... Dang, you just know that's not good news for ol' Fred Thompson, who is counting on old-time religion (read the morally and politically defunct Moral Majority) connections to form his base of support in a run for the White House. ....But I doubt Thompson is yet seen by voters as a serious candidate for the presidency. He's more like a "concept candidate" in much the same way as futuristic concept cars are featured at the Detroit Auto Show every year. That is, they run and all the fancy gadgets on them work, and everything, but the bugs have not yet been worked out and the factory has not yet been retooled for actual production. It's just a bit of sparkle to keep consumer's eyes on the product and away from the competition..... So who's left.... uh, make that 'who's remaining'.... of the three, Giuliani's probably got the most popular support. But that's not saying much, as all three are tainted by the stench of a party that's marched in mindless lock-step with its feckless leader for the last seven years.... so the question here is not who will be president, but who will be a sacraficial lamb for the 2008 cycle.