What has America lost?

What has America lost? 

- The US Constitution / Bill of Right (due to US Patriot ACT) The president
now has the power to order the arrest and indefinite detention, secret
trials, of anyone, with no evidence, public courts or legal representation
or habeas corpus. The President can order anyone's death if it suits him -
provided they aren't Americans. No evidence required. 

- democracy (due to gerrymandering of district boundaries - 99% of House
congressional incumbents are re-elected - 80 out of 435 were un-opposed).
Mandatory cheat-able voting machines will finish the job in 2004. To be
fair, both major parties cheat in elections like there was no tomorrow.  

- Trust - Bush leader has habitually lied to you about serious matters, He
has also lied to the world at large and they trust him far less than
Americans do.  

- Allies - Most of their citizens and most of their governments think the US
at present is out of its friggin' mind. To the extent they work with Bush,
they are working to restrain his excesses. 

- Safety - Bush's actions in invading Iraq have vastly increased the dangers
to America at home...and *certainly* abroad. Three to four years ago,
Americans could have visited almost anywhere in relative safety. Today,
roughly a 3rd of the world is off-limits to any sane American. The
*difference* has been Bush's response to 9/11.....he invaded Iraq...who had
nothing to do with it. 

- Money - Bush has mis-spent almost $300 *billion* dollars on a military
adventure that had NOTHING to do with 9/11 or terrorism. Bush as turned
surplus into record deficit and debt in barely 3 years. He is currently
lining the pockets of his corporate buddies through non-tender, inflated
contracts.....and they are rewarding him with "cronations" (donations from
cronies) to aid his re-election....so they can rape the American taxpayer
even more.   

- Moral standing - Few people anywhere will now hear America's pious waffle
about freedom and democracy without thinking of how like the old Soviet
propaganda it is - utterly disconnected from reality.  
 
Last but not least: 436 Loyal soldiers who trusted their leader not to waste
their lives in vain. Biggest mistake THEY ever made. 

Steve