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Tying up Loose EndsBy Peter FredsonMay 8, 2007After my last blog, I was asked why I oppose George W. Bush in such vehement tones. So I compiled a list of complaints about the Issues that Bush has failed to meet adequately.The Valerie Plame affair is still openSeveral hundred prisoners are still in Guantanamo.Iraqi civilians are still being killed wholesaleIraqi oil is still covetedIranian oil is still covetedOil anyplace in the world is covetedAttempts to destabilize nations that have oilLust for power is still unabatedSecretary Rice still threatens nations and mentions mushroom cloudsThe Vice President calls critics “traitors.”The neocons have not learned any lessonsEnron/corporate corruption complacencySemi-fascist measures are still in placeFaith-based money grab still operatesImposing fear on the nation for political advantageCynical references to 9/11, flag, country, God, for political advantage.Distorting meaning of Democracy, Freedom, Liberty and Peace.Judicial litmus testJustice to highest bidderJustice chained to political pressurePartisan Attorney GeneralsSupreme Court subject to religious ideologyUnitary Executive privilegesSigning StatementsPreemption instead of diplomacySovereignty or Puppet regimesShock and Awe tacticsMissile tactics on peasant villagesBunker buster bombs on civiliansExhaustion of armed forcesNational Guard equipment in Iraq not for Kansas HurricanesFailure to redress or address complaints of adversariesLying and deception to achieve goalsLack of new ideas/carbon copy speechesControlled audiencesGoing AWOLSpider web of world-wide military basesEnormous profits for military industrial establishmentIncestuous relationship with Millennium CorporationAllowing Osama bin Laden to escapePropaganda and spin-control brought distrustInadequate war strategyDependence on crony advice for profitAllowing lobbyists to set legislationPartiality toward wealthy contributorsCIA instability for small nationsParty allegiance trumps national honorImperial pretensions trumps constitutionIntelligence unreliabilityIdentification technology gapInteractive technology gapCivil RightsAbu GhraibSecret jailsRenditionsTortureHabeas CorpusIndefinite incarcerationWire tappingInvasion of PrivacyDissent control by violenceSelf GlorificationPaid adulationPaid “journalism”Undue secrecySwift BoatingLegislating beliefsImposing personal beliefsPension insecurityPrivatizing Social SecurityUniting not DividingTax Cuts for Wealthy personsPollutionGlobal WarmingIndustrial emissionsGasoline pricesNational deficitBudget costsAwarding incompetenceHomelessnessPovertyLatin American interactionDiscrimination at home and abroadInternational DiplomacySocial SecurityInternational issues/problemsNational securityEnvironment/pollutionMedicareContempt for legalitiesForeign aid/focus overseasPoor/arrogant leadershipCorruptionUsing mercenariesLobbyists given carte blanche access to White House and CongressExecutive privilegesMinimum wages but not for CongressSecuring bordersIllegal immigrationFailure to enforce immigration lawsInspecting shipmentsOutsourcingProfiteeringDissatisfaction with government treated with contemptAppointing incompetent administratorsPoverty/hunger/homelessness neglectedEthics/moral/religious/family decline;Dishonesty; lack of personal integrityNatural disaster relief/funding inadequateTrade deficit/foreign tradeHigh cost of living/inflationUnifying the countryHis way or the HighwayBring ‘em onStay the Failed CourseJudicial system/courts/lawsAbortion control by old white RepublicansMiddle Class DestructionLack of money/creditBankruptcy augmentationsGap between rich and poorSituation in Iraq/warFuel/oil prices/lack of energy sources/The energy crisisSecretive VP with energy executives on legislationImmigration/illegal aliensEconomy in generalHealth care/hospitalsVeteran’s rehabilitation careHigh cost of medicationsNot addressing Terrorism originsOsama bin LadenHomeland SecurityKatrina Flood DamagePhoto ops in lieu of solutionsPaperless voting machinesUniversal voting accessEducation access and costsFederal budget deficit/federal debtUnemployment/jobsCompassionate ConservatismGiving national lands to private partiesLetting private parties have cheapest access to national resourcesAttacks on Separation of Church and StateAnd that is why I think there are loose ends, which should be tied up before I am satisfied that our country is in good hands. Anyone is at liberty to add their own favorite gaps in our records.