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Editor-in-Chief As the Republican Party becomes more adrift from its original values, I find it difficult to continue to associate myself with them. The corruption that power breeds causes one to lose faith in humanity. With House Majority Leader Tom DeLay being indicted for conspiracy, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist being investigated for insider trading and holding "blind" trusts, and the president's own right-hand man, Karl Rove, being considered for an indictment in the Valerie Plame case, perhaps for treason, the current state of the party paints a morbidly glum picture. And when the President isn't busy appointing corrupt politicians, he taps the most incompetent around (Michael Brown, anyone?). The mismanagement of Katrina, the rising debt and the quagmire in Iraq all violate the conservative principles I subscribe to, and put on display the unparalleled incompetence of the current administration. Four years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the country appears to be more vulnerable than ever before. Hurricane Katrina, the most blatant example of our vulnerability, demonstrated to the world how unprepared America remains. I consider it a national disgrace of epic proportions. The grave threat to the American way
of life we hold so dear will never disappear – but it can be managed
much better than it has been by the current administration, which reeks
of incompetence and corruption. Within the next three years, I suspect
the safety of our country will continue to deteriorate. Our forefathers believed government maintained a responsibility to protect people, not dictate them. They built a country based on acceptance, not one that endorsed extreme versions of religions. By opposing further inroads by the coalition of morons currently in office, we can preserve the freedoms we enjoy in this great country – and, hopefully, return the Republican Party to rational objectives. Have a comment? Please e-mail us. © The Voice 2005 Revised 09/17/2007 01:47:32 PM — http://www.uamont.edu/Organizations/TheVoice/3_10/comment.htm |
