by Edgar J. Steele"The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it."
--- Woodrow Wilson (Speech in New York, September 9, 1912)
""Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
--- H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)
We've come through the Looking Glass. On this side, however, is Wonderland with a decidedly Orwellian twist.
The Red Queen has morphed into a Marxist President (still red and still in charge, though).
The Mad Hatter is Little Timmy Geithner, wannabe Treasury Czar of the World, whose Tea Party is hosted on Wall Street while other "tea parties" are convened by patriots throughout America in response.
The maddening Cheshire Cat is our media, with that smile conveying nothing but misdirection and gibberish.
"Some are more equal than others," said Orwell through his piggy little Animal Farm overseer. We know who are the "others." Thee and me, of course. For extra points, guess who are the "some" of whom Orwell wrote.
Painting the Roses Red
"We're painting the roses red," sang the playing-card soldiers when asked by Alice why they were drenching all the white roses in the kingdom with bright red paint. All the minions of the new Administration are busy repainting roses throughout America.
However, as observed by Shakespeare, "What is in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Bush's policies still are the same, regardless of the spin now being accorded them by the Obamatrons. We're still in Iraq. Gitmo still is in business. America's southern border still is wide open. The Bush bailouts continue unabated, but now are on steroids.
It's enough to make your head spin, isn't it?
Each week brings a fresh batch of outrageous events and news items that further marginalize an ever-growing percentage of Americans.
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