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"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce and brave man, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."
- Mark Twain
"Fear not the path of truth, for the lack of people walking on it."
- Robert Francis Kennedy
With Al Gore’s endorsement of Howard Dean’s Presidential run, the former Vice-President has laid down a challenge for his fellow Democrats. It’s time to for them to get serious about winning the next election. It’s my opinion that Gore is completely sincere and concerned about them savaging each other over moot points. He’s obviously been watching and thinks it’s time for the Democratic Leadership Council to stop worrying about whether or not they can beat George W Bush. Rather, it is imperative that they win the next election. He wants everyone in his party to get onside with the strongest candidate early and concentrate on defeating the Bush-Cheney regime.
Gore, though an insider in the Byzantine world of the New World Order, represents the hermetic, humanistic and egalitarian ideal that the founding fathers meant to forge back in 1776. He understands clearly how dangerous it would be for the United States to be under control of the current Administration and their neo-conservative, neo-Fascist, Machiavellian agenda. He knows the implications to America’s standing internationally, and I’m sure he sees the domestic turmoil that could occur should the Bushistas push ahead with their far right agenda.
Think back to the 2000 election when Presidential Candidate Gore warned the voters that peace and prosperity itself was at stake on that ballot. Obviously, Mr. Gore is of the belief that much more than that may be at stake in 2004.
Taking a look around the world now, and seeing how Bush’s Doctrine of Preemption is making the world more unstable, I can imagine many of Gore’s pals at the Council On Foreign Relations are getting as little nervous.
Gore’s motivation for this bold move, and it was bold judging from the pique the other nominees displayed at the last Democratic candidates debate, is very clear. He views Dean as the only candidate with the passion, drive and grassroots support to be able to defeat George W Bush in 2004.
It’s very interesting that Gore offered his support even after Dean made his first statement alluding to the unanswered questions surrounding 9-11. When former Georgia Representative Cynthia McKinney asked similar questions she was hounded out of office by both the Republicans, who wanted her to shut up, and her fellow Democrats, who have yet to collectively pressure the Bush Administration into holding an open, unfettered and truly independent investigation. There is a strong grassroots movement for just such an open hearing, but the Corporate Media is twisting itself, pretzel like, into historic propaganda infamy with the intensity of their willingness to help the cover up.
It seems the media has forgotten a very important journalistic tenet. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
How zealous is the American faux fifth estate in its duty to their corporate and political masters? Consider that the obvious use of terrorism by Russian President Vladimir Putin to consolidate his autocratic rule in that former, and soon to be reborn, totalitarian state receives not even a passing mention. I guess that when Bush looked into Putin’s soul and proclaimed him trust worthy, that was good enough for the faith based mainstream media.
When former Congressman Max Cleland, the one passionate advocate for the 9-11 victim’s families on the Kean Commission panel, was quietly removed last week I smelled a rat. There was a hopeful campaign started by truth seekers to urge Democratic Minority leader Tom Daschle to replace Cleland with a representative of the families.
Sadly, the reliably pliant Daschle once again caved into pressure. With the announcement of admitted war criminal and intel insider Bob Kerrey, it’s obvious that there is a tacit agreement among the political leadership of both parties to aid in the obfuscation of the investigation. Daschle must remember clearly the warnings that both Bush and Cheney issued to him after the 9-11 attacks: limit the investigation. Hmmm. You’d think they had something to hide. They sure act like they do. One plus one usually equals two. Too bad the journalists working for the Corporate Media can’t add.
Unfortunately, even if the Democratic Party regains the White House, I doubt the cover up will be challenged. I’m sure that Bush would issue a series of preemptive pardons for his ethically and morally challenged cohorts if he had to, and he can rest assured that the Democratic Party is laced with those that would rather the truth not be known than have the office of the Presidency so tarnished.
No doubt, the manufactured Terror War will go on.
Even so, I would also like to give my own endorsement to Howard Dean. Even though I’m a Canadian citizen and have no direct say in the 2004 election, I am a citizen of the global village. And from where I stand, Howard Dean may be the only hope the American people have to correct the currently insane foreign policy that the Bush Administration has unleashed.
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