Reply #4: At one time in my life, I believed we would never again see the likes of [View All]

[Cyrano]

Richard Nixon. And I never thought we'd ever have an administration that would make Nixon seem benign.

As miserable a human being as Nixon was, no one ever compared him to Hitler. But Molly Ivins wrote a column today which included the word "Nazis" in reference to the Bush administration.

Molly is about as level-headed a person you can find. But when she makes that comparison, you can be pretty damn sure we're living in a world gone mad.

And as for people using the "N" word, disenfranchising black people is one of their core tactics for stealing elections. But it goes further than that. Trent Lott publicly complemented Strom Thurmond for his racism. George Allen has no problem tossing out the term "macaca" (the meaning of which it has since been documented that he was fully familiar with). And which party has members of groups known as "Citizen's Councils" formally known as the KKK?

Then there's New Orleans. The majority of people sitting on those roofs, many of whom drowned, just happened to be black people who, for the most part, don't vote for Republicans. I'm shocked, shocked, that George W. Bush didn't notice the disaster taking place. Not to mention his mother's remarks about how good the people had it in the Astrodome.

But I'd better stop here. There's just too much that has taken place in the past six years. Who ever thought that Richard Nixon would look good compared to the malicious thugs who currently hold all the power?