Power of the Small: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap

With so many newspapers—local, national, and international—decrying the actions of the Bush administration, the question is what can we do to stop this bullying of the American people and American liberty.

The world is watching and our enemies are waiting. This country and its elected officials are doing nothing to meet challenges to traditional American democracy which for centuries has been the envy of the world as an attainable example of freedom for the downtrodden and enslaved. Are we Americans to be the next enslaved mass of people? Are we not already well on the path to enslavement? Our major corporations which have paid wages that allowed Americans to have the highest standard of living in the world have fallen victim to malfeasance and the greed of private and hidden interests. The only way American corporations (and their allies, the Bush administration) can continue the ‘race to the bottom’ for America and her citizens is to reduce our wages and standard of living to those of third-world countries—to enslave Americans to minimum wage jobs with no benefits of health insurance or retirement and no future. This administration has shown time and again that they consider the American public to be stupid and gullible, yet our elected representatives continue to do nothing to circumvent this obvious overthrow of American values.Perhaps there is too much money in play to change the direction of our Congress. Perhaps too much dirty money and dirty deeds have been exchanged to stop this downward race of America.

If we have any chance at all to change the direction of America, it lies in demanding action from our elected officials. It lies in demanding an accounting of every questionable vote, every deed and act that has any taint of graft and treason. Rescuing America from the Bush administration is the most difficult job our nation has ever faced, and it may well be too late to save our country.(Monsters and Critics' columns are written by outside contributors. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Monsters and Critics. In the interests of creating an open forum, we invite you to volunteer a regular column of your own. To apply contact the "submissions" department via this form. Please include an outline and sample.)