33 Extreme Reasons to Give Bush the Boot

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great article by Mauren Farrell on buzzflash summarizing Bush's Monica Lewinsky, i.e. the Religious Right . . .

'We Could Control This Country': 33 Extreme Reasons to Give Bush the Boot
by Maureen Farrell
buzzflash.com
August 24, 2004

http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/04/08/far04029.html

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But if Monica Lewinski was Bill Clinton's fling, the Religious Right is George Bush's main sqeeze. John Green, an authority on evangelical political clout, recently explained how seriously Bush takes his far right base. "When George W. Bush talks politics in the White House, believe me, they talk about evangelicals. They ask, 'How are the evangelicals going to react to this; what are they going to make of that?'"

None of this would be of such grave concern if said evangelicals were happy to live and let live. But, alas, that’s not in the theocratic game plan. Many have endorsed what Clarkson refers to as "a revisionist view of American history," which, should it catch on, "threatens to erode the culture, and constitutional principle, of religious pluralism in the U.S." In other words, if extremists who've been batting away at the Constitution ever hit a home run, middle America will be embracing its own demise.

With "Assault on the Constitution" legislation passing in the House, and with similar bills waiting in the wings, that revisionist view is accepted by far too many lawmakers. And, while an unsuspecting public might not yet envision that creepy old preacher from Poltergeist II lurking in the shadows, the underlying truth is, if George Bush wins, some very scary people win, too.

With a foreign policy that reflects Biblical prophecy and a domestic agenda that caters to evangelicals, the President's intentions are either starkly dangerous or politically crafty – with the end result being the same: George Bush is tinkering with something far too precious -- our country’s future.

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http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/04/08/far04029.html