Did I dream this, or am I just the only one who notices?

In the past few weeks, the minority-elected, barely legitimate (if that) George W. Bush administration has:

- Rescinded funding for family planning clinics if they dare to mention the existance or availability of abortion - a legal procedure.

- Gone on record as wanting to find a way to renege on the FDA approval of RU-486 - a safe drug.

- Geared up to get approval of drilling for oil in the Artic Wildlife Preserve, citing (of all things) the electricity shortage in the Western states as justification - and yet they have proudly and loudly promised to do nothing to alleviate that shortage. Can anyone say "contradiction"?

- Dumped several important campaign promises, such as increasing military spending and pulling US troops out of the Balkans, as if those promises were so much stale garbage to be put at the curb.

- Launched, with much fanfare, an office of "faith-based" government handouts that will give away billions in tax money to churchs with no apparent guidelines or safeguards to prevent that money from being misused to promote particular religions.

- Announced a weakening of food safety rules, favoring corporate profits over public health.

- Made boisterous threats to Iraq, backed by the release of millions of dollars to openly undermine that regime.

- Announced their desire to impose further strict federal rules that say how local schools must be run.

And what has been filling up the news and editorial pages of the "liberal" press?

- Complaints that the Clinton administration removed "W" keys from a few computers and left some humorous signs on office doors. (The original stories of widespread vandalism have vanished for the lack of a shred of evidence.)

- Complaints that the Clintons took more than $150,000 worth of gifts with them, while not mentioning the amount the Bushes or Reagans took.

- Complaints that Clinton's NY office space cost over $650,000, while failing to make clear that Clinton was only billing the government for the same amount as the Reagan offices, while absorbing the rest of the cost through private donations.

That "liberal" press sure has a weird set of priorities, that's all I can say.

-- Little Nipper (canis@minor.net), February 09, 2001

Answers

Hey there Little Nipper, things just ain’t been right since you were fixed, aye?

-- Barry (bchbear863@cs.com), February 09, 2001.

The so called "liberal press" has been all over Clinton's ass since he was first elected, and even after he left office it's still going, and going, and going. It will always be a liberal press to paranoid whacko whiners like Uncle Boob because they don't suffer from the same delusions, thinking that Dumb Fuckya is some kind of hero.

-- rightwingers (crybaby@bush.asskissers), February 09, 2001.

rightwingers (crybaby@bush.asskissers)'s mom, rightwingers (crybaby@bush.asskissers)'s mom, rightwingers (crybaby@bush.asskissers) is talking potty-talk!

-- (nemesis@awol.com), February 09, 2001.

Oh come Memes, is this the best you can muster in response? Geezz your education has barely started and you are already dumfounded?

-- (doc_paulie@hotmail.com), February 09, 2001.

Hey ya missed the one about GW ending what the FERC is required to do, not allow unreasonable and injurious wholesale electric rates. I guess GW thinks it just fine to allow his pals from Enron to charge 50centavos for energy they produce for 5centavos. Besides, what better way to get them Liberals than by milking them dry thru their electrical gizmos. Apparently GW thinks nothing of risking the entire American economy in the process, what a guy!

-- (doc_paulie@hotmail.com), February 09, 2001.

Don't look at me, I voted for Harry Browne.

-- Uncle Deedah (unkeed@yahoo.com), February 09, 2001.

Damn Unk,Yaw'll did get out and cut a shine and cut the rug tonight,the show musta been pretty good eh?

-- capnfun (capnfun1@excite.com), February 09, 2001.

Hey Cappy, nice to see you back. Yeah the show was great, read all about it here.

-- Uncle Deedah (unkeed@yahoo.com), February 09, 2001.

From what "what's his name" says I'm a lowly heathen,but I DO like swing Unk,but it's purely because it promotes martini's and marijuana orrrrrr was that Jimi,no damnit that was Elvis,sorry ; )

-- capnfun (capnfun1@excite.com), February 09, 2001.

BTW,thanks Unk,it's good to be back,settled back in at the funny farm,LOL.

-- capnfun (capnfun1@excite.com), February 09, 2001.

Don't blame me, I voted with the majority.

-- (PatriciaS@lasvegas.com), February 09, 2001.

Don't blame me, I voted in Florida.

-- (dont@sufferfools.gladly), February 09, 2001.

Seeking honest answers here -

What exactly was it that the minority could not see?

-- Debra (Thisis@it.com), February 09, 2001.

Don't blame me..I didn't vote

-- (cin@cin.cin), February 09, 2001.

Blame me. I'm responsible and proud of it!

-- Barry (bchbear863@cs.com), February 09, 2001.