In George W. Bush's America

Under a Republican White House, a Republican Congress, and a Republican majority Judiciary:

• Violent Crime is up 4.8%


• Abortions are up.


• Wages for the working class are stagnant


• The cost of Health Care is far outpacing wage growth.


• CEO compensation has grown much faster than working class wages


• Federal Spending has outdone the Johnson Era


• Federal Republican policy to treat public policy as a business, creating rates of returns that you get in business

I could go on, but why bother. Democrats' only message thus far is "we can't mess it up any worse than the GOP." Well that doesn't get your base excited and it doesn't get your marginal swing voter to the polls either. Yet nothing less than the Republic is a stake here. Congressional Republicans have wholly abandoned their role under the constitution, except the spending part. Rather than write laws on various matters or make ruling, Congress has created hundreds of agencies which they have no desire to police. [Government is bigger under George W. Bush too] Rather than watch over these agencies, and the rest of the executive branch, Congress seems content to spend like a drunken soldier and not be bothered with violations of the 4th amendment or the like.

You can't trust Republicans with your saftey (home or abroad [did a mention that terrorist attacks are up too]); you can't trust them with your money; you can't trust them with your economy [stock market has tanked]; you can't trust them with your 'culture of life'...yet they keep on winning.

I am tired of being polarized and divided by Republicans. I am a proud Utahn, but in the Red State/Blue State culture they have created, I am destined to feel "Othered" in my home state. We have been sliced and diced in this county, designated as Soccer Mom, NASCAR Dads, Latte drinkers, Prius drivers, Security Moms, "Values Voters," etc. We are Americans, damn it.

The so-called Unity'08 ticket won't solve it. We need to denouce this kind of approach to governing by voting in droves to kick out anyone that uses our money too feed his donors, friend or home district just 'cus, anyone who plays on our basest fears and stereotypes to win elections or pass legislation, anyone who treats government jobs as paybacks to donors or party hacks, anyone who wants to lie to further a misguided foreign policy, anyone who calls people who disagree with them traiors or question their religion.