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Ding Dong the Hammer is Dead!

Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff. Mark that as two down and more to come. Isn't it just great when people begin to realize the problem with the Repubican Party. They have no morals. Well, actually that's wrong. They believe that they are moral and I do too. They are moral when talking about personal decisions: religion, gay marriage, tax breaks, etc. They look at the personal affects of such decisions in their light (not in other's though) and in doing so ignore that their economic policies have and are destroying our job market (outsourcing, etc. You'll probably mention that Clinton signed the NAFTA and WTO agreements, yet what has Bush done to repeal them when it was found that they most certainly hurt us in the long run?), repealing our freedoms, and making a fool of us on the world stage.

Republicans believe in serving persons first and others second. They give contracts to companies whose former CEO is our VP. He profits from this through his large stock holdings in the company. Morally, they believe that gay marriage is wrong because their religion tells them so. In acting on this, they rob others of the right to their own non/religious beliefs. They benefit the most from tax cuts and tell us that if they benefit then we will benefit in turn. Wrong. Since when have we benefited from others being rich?

Ask the French. They'll tell you. At least they have the guts to stand up for what they believe in. What the hell happened to us? It's time we stand up for what we believe in. Now, not in '08, too much damage is occurring now. We need to cut off the head and the body will fall. Let's get started. I'll be waiting for you.

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